“I was finding some place to eat this without having to share,” she said, waving the chunk of chocolate in his face. Her other hand was still clasped in his. He just stared at her like he wasn’t quite sure what to say in response to that. “Which is why I was hiding in an alcove,” she added, beginning to fidget when he still didn’t say anything. She hated enclosed spaces. The alcove hadn’t been her first choice, but desperate times and all that. “I will just, um… Go back to the grand hall?” she said, trying to tug her fingers from his grasp, but his grip only tightened further. “That would be
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