Aella was, as usual, humming to herself as she braided the hair between her horse’s ears. So far, she had successfully braided nearly the entire mane, starting at the bottom. Occasionally, without seeming to notice she was doing it, the girl would rub a hand on her head like she had a headache.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9j1JhbTpNe
Luna had come out of cat form and was on Neoma’s horse, watching Aella braid. She blinked, mimicking her hand a few times, then turned to Neoma, poking her and repeating the motion. The other girl rolled her eyes. Aella looked over at them and grinned. “I can show you how to do it properly later, if you want,” she offered.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoeblaE14p
Luna grinned and nodded. “Please?!”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqsFD2dSFk0
”It’s a plan!~” She glanced back to her horse, then swayed a moment, seeming to space out, eyes unfocused.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAljLPFS6T4
Neoma studied her for a few seconds, tilting her head. “You okay there?”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXyt3A0G1nr
She blinked and looked back over at Neoma. “Hmm? Yep, I’m alright.~” she said, returning to her normal cheery self.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxibekwIF4
“Ah, okay.” She didn’t dig into it, looking ahead, then pointing.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpv3wJCBHDp
“Are we at a town finally?” Aella asked excitedly, bouncing in the saddle and making her horse snort and toss its head. Neoma nodded slowly, keeping her eyes on the town ahead.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFbJDnmnVq
“Oh, yay~” She settled back into her saddle, but still looked impatient to get there.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMv1yNFuoOT
Neoma kicked the horse lightly to make it go faster, looking behind her to see if Aella followed. The blonde nudged her horse so it was even with Neoma’s, and she smirked, mumbling, “Brat.” She jolted her horse even farther. Aella started grinning, speeding up her horse again.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVJG8vs6dr
The two continued to urge the creatures faster. Neoma watched the town grow bigger and taller, the smell of sea salt burning her nose. Aella took a deep breath, her grin widening even further. Luna itched her nose at the scent, moving her hand over her nose.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7VrQdqmxd0
Aella winced again suddenly, slowing down. Neoma looked back at her, pulling back to have her horse next to hers.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhi1hKTQX32
Her eyes focused again after a second, and she shook her head. “My head hurts.” Neoma paused, grabbing a rope from the supplies and tying it on both mounts’ necks.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZksHLOcLn
Aella gave her a curious look. “What’s that for?”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrS19MaLXX
”So if you fall off, the horse won’t drag you.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrIMVwq92EP
“That would hurt.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGR6SwVnnG
“Yes, it would.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlveC6McEiL
Aella hummed, looking ahead.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpeXJD9fsB
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Neoma pulled a bit on the hood of her cloak, keeping out the light and the sight of anyone, no longer riding on her horse. Aella had dismounted as well, now walking with a bright smile. Neoma looked at the ground as she walked, and Luna was walking next to Aella, blabbering on about the forest around her home. The girl appeared to be listening quite well, aside from the occasional wince.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwclSQ8Ecr
“So, there’s a ton of animals and they’re all good for eating! But some of them are fast and hard to catch, and some are slower and even beginning hunters can catch them! And and…. oh, there’re more villages on the island, and they’re always fighting, and it wasn’t fun!” She purred a bit at that.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMsrVI14PRE
Wow.~ Did your village fight much, or were they nice and peaceful?” she asked curiously.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsiHFyx4p1
“Uh, it depends!” She thought for a moment, then grinned. Aella tilted her head questioningly. “We were like a family I guess, but they didn’t like the other villages…”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeM39u4TMdC
”Oh…” She absentmindedly rubbed her forehead again, as she’d been doing increasingly often. Luna giggled and nodded, continuously rambling about her home. Before long, Aella suddenly stumbled to a halt with a pained expression.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2ZyVY5R12
Luna jumped a bit, pushing her arms out to hold her up. “Are you alright!?”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNqSmWwzWP
“Oww… My head really hurts now,” she said a bit distantly. “And the ring burns.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPsolSDAk0
Neoma moved over, grabbing her wrist. “Come on.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWvHsO58b1P
“Mm..” Aella let Neoma lead her without protest.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFa7VbSdT64
She moved her into the shade, pressing a hand to her forehead. “How do you feel?”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOCDJ3SXxZ
“Not good…” She closed her eyes, tipping her head back a bit. “Ow. Cináed’s upset.” Neoma walked over the horse, pulling out a fruit for the girl. She reached for it, but dropped it almost immediately with a wince, so Neoma just sat next to her, one of the shadows holding up the fruit. Luna came over, sitting down as well.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYUGfvroI8U
Without warning, the girl flinched and went stiff, then started tearing at her slender hand. Neoma jumped up, taking a few paces back. “Damn it,” she growled, and glared up at them. “I hate you. I really, really hate you.” As she spoke, the blue of her eyes seemed to leach out, leaving a bright, metallic silver.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDEKvAQCqls
Luna looked a bit hurt, but Neoma just… shrugged. “So, the shifter’s breaking through.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxhLMEH5dV
”What is this thing?” Cináed demanded. He had already shifted out of Aella’s form - not into the appearance they’d first seen him with, but a pale teenager with auburn hair. His irises remained their unnaturally bright color. Luna jumped back, her feet and hands dragging against the ground. 850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnp1XpyP5vw
"A silver ring," the elemental answered.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNawsVlTFx
“And why can’t I take it off?” he growled.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYYM1YBWv5
She rose one of the shadows from the ground. “Reasons.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28x3R8AjOm
”I want a straight answer.” His shoulders tensed up.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtuSxKHMkmu
” Well that sucks, because you aren’t getting one.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpnA6CnWT5S
“And why’s that?”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgchWANq1EO
”Because, screw you. That’s why.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkaOqnsHcp
”Great response,” he muttered. “Witty.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYFd5ekQBCj
Luna licked her lips once or twice, her eyes darting from Neoma to the other boy - Cináed or something - then went back to ignoring the fight, sniffing at the air (it smelled weird in the city, like trash and things) and scratching her nails to the ground.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8on38gjyOb
Neoma crossed her arms. “I could come up with something better, but I don’t believe you deserve any brilliant backsass from me.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHt1yh0V8tX
He rolled his eyes at her. “You were a lot less of a bitch in Spain.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4s2Oq3RYGq
“‘Till I found out you possessed some girl’s body,” Neoma grumbled, the shadow going liquid-like and plopping to the ground.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bG0xef4aM
“What do you care about some random human?”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFBNf8ByC0
“More like I don’t like the thing in her.” Suddenly her hands flipped palm up, causing shadows to pin his hands to the ground in almost a basket-like weave.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqd5RLjvKVs
”You seemed fine with shapeshifters when I first told you.” He snarled, trying to pull back.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5WPdfyoOwI
“Sure, I’m fine with the species in general, but most don’t have to possess people.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1mwn5Z0i2
“Most,” Cináed muttered. This seemed to tick her off, and she pulled out the knife from before and pushed it near his neck. He leaned back. “Don’t.” She poked him with the tip, leaving a red mark, then returned it to its sheath. He hissed, his hands twitching.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5jJLL8dN1
Luna tilted her head. “Neoma, that’s rude.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqyphY2N66
”S’ also rude to be an ass, but this guy’s first class in that.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHT2zckVez
Cináed growled again, trying to get free of the shadows. However, the shadows solidified as they got pulled, starting almost like rope. The more he pulled, the more they changed to a metallic feel. ”Damn it..” He stopped yanking on them, faint electrical sparks dancing across his hands in his irritation.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6diDQcj2AN
Meanwhile, Neoma continued the petty argument with Luna, almost forgetting about the shifter before looking back at him and going, “Oh, right.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMqVgsMf9C6
”So what the hell are you going to do, just sit here and let me be trapped all day?”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLrQvWkg6cE
”Shut up, I’m thinking.” She crossed her arms, looking at the shadows for a few seconds.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXfybdIHMC
”Impressive,” he muttered.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeuIQncZJmz
”Screw yourself.” She glanced at him, then back to the shadows. “Yeah, we aren’t letting you go wander free.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQBldprb8Y
”And why not?” he said sourly.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡteKyT0c6Qw
”You have my ring~” She teased, then held her hands up. “And I can’t take it off you.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoeYO04PLsq
”… seriously. Then who CAN take it off!?”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErjDMb5U5j
“Aella”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSr4eg4ZXq
”FanTAStic. Fucking great.” He glared daggers at her. “So then what’re you gonna do with me, huh?”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLu2RkgO7hK
Luna finally piped up. “Well, there’s the chance that: A. you pretty much leave her body by letting her take off the ring and then going, or B… um… we’re stuck with you!”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmFwoM9zcZ
”Ah, no.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjf126gQS5H
“… Then we’re stuck with you!!” Luna grinned, jumping up from her sitting position.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkg0q1taeSi
“… for how long, exactly?” 850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI7FE4jjD9T
“Who knows?” Neoma smirked. “But the moment you try to run, let’s see how hot that silver gets.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhvRB0F2S5
He growled under his breath. “If I’m stuck with you, at least tell me what this ring is meant for.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7htcnyyoCj
“Keep you in control.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnGuf0YWIV
”I doubt this was custom-made.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbitRrI9hYj
“Not for you, but it’s a silver ring, and I guess it helps.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdsZ3ZNkWkO
”Better hope it doesn’t burn my finger off,” he grumbled. Sure enough, the skin around the ring was dark red.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10KX8Vt4Zu
”It might”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx4GAi62EPI
”You’ve gotta be kidding,” he growled. He attempted to pull it off again, hard enough that the nails of his other hand left bloody grooves on his light skin.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy08bPzl3aB
“Hey now, dont want to scar yoursefl”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pFC9VqWSn
“Shapeshifters don’t scar,” he grumbled.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWvSOMioof0
”Right, right.” She stepped up, not releasing his hands.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATn9mvrhUC
Cinaed automatically leaned back from her again. Finally, the shadows sunk around his fingers and into the ground. “‘Bout time,” he muttered, and stood, wobbling a bit. She grumbled a smartass comment and walked to the side. 850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUvcczd90Jb
"Where ya going?" he asked, abruptly changing his tone from irritated to irritating.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5M8zxLs4o4
”Somewhere.” She pulled her hands inside the cloak, turning around.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEz3RxW3MVS
”Oh, fascinating. I heard Somewhere’s nice this time of year.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlywFvt3jQs
”It is, actually, not too hot, not too cold.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGn8y7bAYy6
”Pretty pleasant in all, not an awful amount of sunshine or rain.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CZGHds17n
”And you know, not too many people either.” 850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUX3I73ISda
Luna looked between the two, then giggled.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQG5MMyG8c
”Excellent living conditions.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGk6P17pbF
”Yes. Not too shabby of a building”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEL7G2omhkV
“Spacious, well-managed.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9oUuk0Cggi
“What are you two doing?!” Luna finally asked.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxwcCnrWaW
Cináed glanced at Luna, then with an irritated expression said, “Nothing.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8K5FQF6skG
She ran a hand through her tangled hair, then looked at Luna. “Come on.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdDy5tOuYMn
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Neoma sat on the edge of the bed, glaring at the male in the room. Cináed glared back, standing against one of the room’s walls. Luna looked between the two. “So….” When they ignored her, Luna bit her lip, sighing, and shrank down to her ocelot form and to jump up next to Neoma. 850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKznQgLXNUm
After another few seconds, Neoma piped up. “Okay.” He raised an eyebrow “Obviously, you’re going to be around for a while.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hJNDd8gMZ
“Yeah. And?”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFpZfuFqWP
“You need to be of some use.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv62ARiZ8O1
His eyes narrowed. “I don’t NEED to be.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0D3voMXcx
“The faster we’re gone, the faster you’re out of my hair.” He continued glaring, waiting for her to continue. “So, you’re going to be buying stuff from now on.” She smirked a bit. “I mean, imagine what would happen if two girls got caught doing such!”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrV2y4mmN71
He gave her a flat look. “You’re kidding.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8B61xpUGIE
“‘Course not, and if we did get caught, all the time I would take to escape.” she made a ‘tch’ sound and shook her head. “Such wasted time it would be!”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPFY6IkEP8
“Pretty sure you’re capable of shopping yourself,” he said sourly. “Unless you’ve always had a guy slave to do it for you.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYpVHEu0Ky
“Of course we can, what do you think these are for?” She gestured to the heavy cloak.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDqrRhrWEk
“Then why don’t you use them?”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLY2tkV2T7k
“There are some things we can’t buy in cloaks.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFq6BumqAa
“Like?”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobK0Q8kLB8
“For instance, clothing.” Neoma practically growled out that word, but she gave a smartass smile nonetheless. 850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3IS37ZhFi
He growled. “Don’t see why it’s that big of a deal,” the shifter muttered. “And even if you don’t want to be caught buying clothes, you can get whatever else yourself.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7vQ1Ai59D
”Of course I can, but then there’s no fun in tormenting you.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Fk8N6CH0j
”I am not gonna be your slave because you’re too lazy to buy stuff yourself.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmvVlqwImf
“Nah, I don’t believe in slavery. I do believe in tormenting assholes.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqCqetXlOcL
“… You’re paying for all of this.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOhHFN8gwSj
She dug through her pockets and threw a bag of coins at his head. “Naturally.” He caught it quickly and opened it to check the contents before leaving the room with an angry look. She laid back on the bed, looking up at the ceiling.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbRfBhEXnd
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Cináed stepped back into the room and promptly dumped the food right on the bed, then threw the money bag at Neoma. She jolted up and glared at him, catching the bag before it hit her. “And a fuck you too.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Ghl94J34M
”Good enough for you?” he nearly spat.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdhh9k3UEUK
Luna looked at the food, then Neoma. “No meat?”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0VETP8BWn3
”No meat.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj0S94DAsU5
”Oh…”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDCAkwc2e9
Cináed huffed and sat down. Neoma threw a fruit at him. “Earth’s fruits are weird,” she commented. He considered throwing it back just to irritate her, but settled with just keeping it. 850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6h5Yp6KiqF
She bit into one, still glaring at him. He glared back, passing it between his hands for a minute before finally taking a bite himself. Luna was taking huge bites and swallowing them whole, except for maybe pressing it to the roof of her mouth once or twice.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmdDk7I0yEU
Luna glared at the fruit, mumbling how a nice rabbit or bird would be better than this. Meanwhile, the other two silently glared across the room. She finally finished her portion, looking at the bread and glaring again.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡslAUyajntj
”Not a fan of varied diets, huh?” Cináed asked absently into the silence.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmf96LX0h4
”No.” She practically growled, gripping onto the bed.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxrCjqAjLb
”Heh…” Cináed went back to glaring at Neoma, apparently disinterested in the conversation. Neoma stared back, biting into the fruit one last time to finish it. Cináed was still holding his own, not even half eaten, appearing to have forgotten about it. She threw it off to the side to throw away later and glared at him as she went to lay down. Cináed’s eyes followed her, still icy. She rolled over to face the wall, yawning as she did, while Cináed just remained sitting. Luna stared at him for a few seconds, then sunk down to cat form and laid next to Neoma.
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Cináed had fallen into a light sleep, and was still dozing at sunrise. He woke up just after the sun came up, and glanced around with a yawn to see if the other two were already up. Luna was asleep, curled up in a tiny ball. Neoma on the other hand was over by the window, giving the sun a death glare850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQwYxBcTZB
“You look like it insulted you personally,” he commented.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1pNFvc2ghM
“It did, it rose and made the moon and stars die away,” she bitterly commented on that, looking back at him.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdsE4BMIjNv
He rolled his eyes. “They always come back, so why bother getting irritated over it?”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUd1WfMcMay
”Because the sun, like you, is an asshole.” Neoma walked over to the bed, pressing her hand to Luna’s furry head.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGNgHqpGoz
”Tch…” He rolled his eyes again at her and sat up fully.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuVuzchhMA
Luna lifted her head before sleepily lowering it again. Neoma cracked her knuckles, then got up and grabbed her cloak. “First thing is breakfast, then we get to have a marvelous trip to go get dresses.” She said the sentence in a grumble, and Luna jumped off the bed and shifted to human.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQb7JPMihZy
“How great,” Cináed muttered.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaEK3VV4gYt
“Don’t worry, I’m just as excited as you.” Neoma shrugged up her shoulders and crossed her arms. He sighed, still sitting. “Come on asshat, let’s get this over with.” She made to walk to the door. Luna grinned at him for a moment, then slowly followed.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLczodKMJxY
He shot a glare at Luna before slowly getting to his feet and walking after the two. Luna strayed behind a bit, staying somewhat near Cinead, but still within reach of Neoma. The shifter was reluctantly following, occasionally glancing at Luna with something between curiosity and a bit of confusion. She was humming softly, and despite practically jumping in her steps, her feet made no noise when hitting the ground.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdl1K8KYnAf
”So how long is this gonna take?” he asked, shifting his gaze to the back of Neoma’s head.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB36RrGunsA
”How the hell should I know?” A few people turned their heads to the girl to glare, but besides that, the small group was ignored.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNjhq8Anfri
”Haven’t you done this before?” he asked irritably.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWal4uUaf1
“Where we’re from, almost everyone has some sort of magic.” Luna fell behind to say this in a soft tone, glancing around to make sure no humans heard. “So it’s used for almost everything!”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhzvO3zMQb
”Shapeshifters are like that too,” he said, dropping his voice as well. “I don’t shop. At all. Y’know, except when I’m forced to.” He added the last sentence under his breath, almost inaudibly.850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBIYsXakqDz
Neoma nodded slowly, looking ahead for a minute then back at him. “So thievery?”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZAqQUYpXuD
“You bet.”850Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqxfMBuGRY
Neoma only grinned.
