I swear I still believe but I don't know
Sugar was primed and ready to snap her sharp little teeth at Saiden's questing fingers, but a wickedly familiar scent about him had the dragon's growl melting to a soft trill instead, and she allowed the attention with surprising patience. "This is Sugar," Ronin supplied. "She hatched in Deepfrost just over a year ago. She's looked out for me ever since." Even when I kept leaving her behind. The hunter took a large gulp of his drink, like that would help to steady him; Saiden's hand on his arm, his emotions, raw and fresh and so decidedly real... they were a lot to take in.
"We were trapped within the barrier of the Hollowed Ground. Vanya never got to see that barrier fall." He shrugged, brows drawn together in a troubled frown. "You may call me whatever you like, Saiden," he murmured. "I loved your sister fiercely, and she brought me the greatest joy I had ever known in our daughter. It is her loss I feel more greatly, these days."
"We were trapped within the barrier of the Hollowed Ground. Vanya never got to see that barrier fall." He shrugged, brows drawn together in a troubled frown. "You may call me whatever you like, Saiden," he murmured. "I loved your sister fiercely, and she brought me the greatest joy I had ever known in our daughter. It is her loss I feel more greatly, these days."
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