Life and Decay

[I've got your back, Princess. It'll take a lot more than a bunch of snotty boggins to get rid of me. Especially since I'm someone of such...immense skill.

I rose an eyebrow, "Right," dragging out the vowel skeptically, "Because obviously skill correlates to the number of times you've almost died."

"I'd like to think so, or else I wouldn't exactly be here risking my life for you," He stopped for a moment, contemplative, "Give me a kiss and we're even," He grinned

I grimaced shoving his face away with a single pointer finger. "Nod."]

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