“Well, I guess there’s no point beating my chest over the inevitable,” I said with a heavy sigh. “At least I know we’re compatible since there was a human-Zelconian hybrid in their Council chamber.” “That hybrid is your soulmate,” Kayog intervened. “He is?!” He nodded with that odd grin made stiff by his beak. “Are you pleased by this news?” I didn’t know how to respond without sounding crass. I squirmed uneasily in my seat while looking for the right words. “To be honest, yes, I am. I guess him being half-human makes him more… relatable?” I said sheepishly. “And you won’t have to worry about
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