“You have already seen the place I love the most, the aerie. But if you would like, there is something else I’d like you to see instead.” It was the human part of him, the part that lingered when all else felt changed. And he wanted her to see it, to know that he was not simply destruction. That he could create, too. So he took her down the hall, past the Tuyon who stood guard at his door, and into the large private room beyond. “Your bed?” Her voice had a teasing lilt. “So forward, Serapio. You are indeed changed.” He felt his face grow hot. “I…” “Shhh… I’m teasing. Ahh…” Her quick footsteps
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