console table and wriggled out of my coat. “Greid!” I shouted, yanking my boots off. “Greid!” I heard a crash from way above. A few seconds later, Greid was stumbling down the stairs, almost slipping on the bottom step. “What’s wrong? What happened?” he asked frantically, yellow eyes wide as he looked me over. I laughed. “Nothing’s wrong. I… I might have a job.” He stared at me for a second. And then, before I knew what was happening, he’d shot forward and lifted me into his arms. My legs dangled in the air as he squeezed me tight, and without really thinking about it, I wrapped them around
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