Drisker did not think love was quite the right word for it, yet on more than one occasion he caught each of them gazing at her with a kind of rapture in their eyes that was unmistakable. It made him wonder if some form of love was yet possible with these banished and forgotten creatures. He wondered if, in spite of everything, they were not still capable of the same feelings that those dwelling back in the Four Lands enjoyed. Surely any form of kindness or show of affection constituted love in the eyes and hearts of those who were lucky enough to experience it. Perhaps so, he thought. Do not
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