in the dead of the night. Having never left the sacred lands before, being around so many different magical beings had overwhelmed me. Everyone was nice and had welcomed me with open arms, but it was still a lot. We’d set up camp by the forest that night as well, and I’d gone to get some space to myself. Most small animals feared me, probably because they could sense the dangerous fire that could easily turn them into coal, but Peanut had been different. My heat didn’t seem to bother him. He walked up to me without reservations and lightly brushed his body against me as he had done tonight.
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