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‘’What beast was this?’’
She is draped across him, as warm as the furs she is stroking with her hand.
‘’Bear,’’ he replies, frowning.
He starts to dread her questions about his hunting abilities, but she does not ask, and he is reminded that she could not possibly have participated in a hunt in her whole life.
‘’My king does not kill for amusement,’’ she whispers, kissing his chest, her voice full of something he almost dares believe is affection.