“I will have to touch you. If you don’t want to proceed, tell me now.” Liska knows she should shout no, should run from the room as fast as her legs can carry her. It is what the Liska from before would have done. But the Liska now… she will do what she must to set things right. Even if it means trusting—only for now, only this once—a demon. “It’s all right,” she says, voice feeble but chin raised high. “I can do it.” The Leszy gives her a slight, barely there smile, lit by the glow of his magic. “Don’t you worry, not-so-clever fox,” he says. “I can be gentle if I try.” Without further
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