Howondaland

And he kissed her. At first, carefully, afraid that she would alienate him, but then realized that she was responding to his kiss.

— Reth, — he muttered, barely tearing himself away from her lips. — I do not want to leave.

The woman pressed her head to his chest and replied:

— Stay. In which case, we with the Object will be able to protect you.

The young man laughed.

— And spend all my life behind your backs? Do you really think me that way? I’m leaving, Reth, but I’ll definitely be back. Now the beginning of summer, I will return to Christmas, if I understand that no one is looking for me. In addition, I need to sort things out.

The Elf looked into his black eyes, completely matt in the dark, without shine and squeezed the young man’s hand.

— I’ll wait, Gambler.

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He looked into her blue eyes. And he suddenly realized why he had a strange feeling when he saw her for the first time. A woman could and was able to kill. And she was obviously good at it. But it’s all so unimportant!

She jabbed a finger at his back and the young man turned. On the horizon he saw distant clouds of smoke.

— It…

— Warehouses are burning. They are far from the city, long abandoned, around the desert, and no one will run them to stew in the middle of the night.

The young man coughed.

— Are you afraid of me now?  — Reth smiled one lips, but in the eyes there was tension.

Gambler shook his head and gently took her face in his hands. Gently ran his finger along the cheek and muttered:

— You save me the second time, and I seem to be the only one who can create problems. Reth, if I could somehow repay you …

The woman rubbed her cheek against his palm.

— I could never leave a stupid boy in trouble.

Gambler squinted, took a deep breath and blurted out:

— I’m not a kid, Reth! And I’ll prove it to you!

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He did not hear the easy steps of the elf, realized that she was there only when she took his hand. The young man recoiled in dismay, but quickly calmed down.

— I’m sorry, I did not mean to frighten you. Where do you want to go, Gambler?

He shrugged his shoulders.

— I’ll go to the city, I think I can get lost there. But it does not matter, I’m afraid that because of me you will get into trouble. When they wake up …

— No one will wake up, Gambler, — Reth interrupted.

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