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He gave her a slow smile, watching her thoughtfully. "I love you."
"What an indecisive pair we make."
He raised an eyebrow, but said nothing as they moved through the building. "Do you normally find it just lying around, or is it generally growing?"
He watched her adoringly. “What did you do today?”
“What about you?”
“That’s not your name,” he replied, raising one eyebrow. “Your name is Mallory.”
“Just continue to act as my sanity, please.”
She laughed deeply at this response. “I don’t know. Books on magic, maybe.”
“Don’t worry, Mallory. Everything is fine.”
He reached out to her, squeezing her hand. “I don’t know what I’d do without you,” he said honestly. “Seriously.”
“Books, probably. I don’t know though. I don’t know if I’ll find any.”
He seemed relieved that she was talking again, glancing over at her. “I figured.”
“It’s just... very stressful. I’m not used to managing so many people. For so long it was just the two of us, you know?”
She followed his lead, holding his hand.
He frowned, but headed into a building, clearly expecting her to follow.
He looked up and his whole face relaxed. “Hey, you. What’s going on?”
"Lead the way."
His hand was large and it closed around hers gently, helping her get to more stable ground before letting go. "Come on," he said gently. "We'll...
* * * Eli was sitting at the table, frowning deeply, his head in his hands.
"Can you show me around the city?"
