i 'll stay behind with him . '' '' we could make him a sled , '' suggested fergus . '' how would we do that . there is no timber . it all went down with the curach . '' '' i made a sled for the big deer . i think i could make one from the bushes higher up the hill , '' said fergus

'' i 'm doing fine . '' he nodded . '' good . i do n't want you to get hurt again because of something i 'd done . '' '' why would you care ? '' he had the grace to look surprised . '' what ? '' i decided to be frank . '' why would you care if i was hurt

molly whacked him on the arm for leading the girls on . ' old habits die hard , ' said brandon as he defended himself . ' do you guys know how many party invitations i 've had to turn down , all in the line of duty ? ' i said trying to get in on the conversation . molly laughed as she 'd been with me for most of the day and knew the answer was none

'' our last two females were each given to my older brothers , and with that , a decree was handed down that if they did not successfully produce any female offspring our breed would be forced to die out with our generation being the last . '' no one said anything . evan had already told me about his brothers and the last two females , but he 'd left out the part about the
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