nne, who was cur

me into existence, calming only slightly u

the ice serpent and Eme

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ead, but he instinctively shrank

me, " he pleaded, trying hard to control his

s wrong? Why w

Yvonne had been

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her, don't me

s, curling into a ball in pain, h

tood that it must have been my

my arms, gently

kay, it

touch, Yvonne grad

r, and there's no easy way to get there, so we'

as worlds apart

eir money on buying her a house and a

offered, "Wanxing, if you do

uring for me to cl

embarrassed,

fly us home, " Yvonne insisted warmly, leav

l tell you w

ing. I know wh

k how he knew, when Yvonne sudd

amazed at Yvonn

any plane I'v

ge, " Yvonne said proudly, lifting his face. Fo

aive, with the youthful be

ent, whose eyes wer

n't you going

held a hint of

e so obedient. How could

e, I realized I'd

at Yvonne again, the ligh

'm sorry, Little Fire, I d

tle Fire, huh? That's a nice name. Wan

e blamed me for her suffering, tormenting me in unimaginable ways, and finally snapping my wings before throwing me out to fend

treating Yvonne, but I hadn'

one could have predicted the apocalyptic

not like she says. You're wonderful

ou're comforting m

vonne forced a smile, n

eally are a thousand times better than the ice s