Their laughter was like the stridulation of the ghosts of grasshoppers.
Can dragons fly?"The apparent change of subject didn't seem to startle the Mage. "No. Not at all. They do not have wings, ... "If you want a flying spell creature, you need a Roc.""A what?""A Roc. It is a giant bird," Alain explained. Mari shook her head. "A giant bird. I'm crazy to be listening to this, you know that?""I have thought_ He fumbled for words, for a moment looking just like any other seventeen-year-old young man. Was that actually embarrassment showing? __ou might_be interested_someday_.in flying_on a Roc. I mean_with me._ __re you asking me on a date?_ Mari tried desperately not to laugh at his discomfort. __ date on a giant bird?___m_I do not know_just something to do_together. That is not dangerous,_ Alain added hastily. __oing something together, that isn__ dangerous?_ Mari asked. __hat would be a change of pace for us, wouldn__ it? _ "Have you ever gone_flying_with a girl before?_ __as he blushing? Just the faintest hint of it, but__tars above. She had made a Mage blush. __o,_ Alain said.
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Can dragons fly?"The apparent change of subject didn't seem to startle the Mage. "No. Not at all. They do not have wings, ... "If you want a flying spell creature, you need a Roc.""A what?""A Roc. It is a giant bird," Alain explained. Mari shook her head. "A giant bird. I'm crazy to be listening to this, you know that?""I have thought_ He fumbled for words, for a moment looking just like any other seventeen-year-old young man. Was that actually embarrassment showing? __ou might_be interested_someday_.in flying_on a Roc. I mean_with me._ __re you asking me on a date?_ Mari tried desperately not to laugh at his discomfort. __ date on a giant bird?___m_I do not know_just something to do_together. That is not dangerous,_ Alain added hastily. __oing something together, that isn__ dangerous?_ Mari asked. __hat would be a change of pace for us, wouldn__ it? _ "Have you ever gone_flying_with a girl before?_ __as he blushing? Just the faintest hint of it, but__tars above. She had made a Mage blush. __o,_ Alain said.
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