darius slowly reached out and held his hand above the surface of the river . lowering his hand , he gently placed his hand on the river , barely touching the surface , only the smallest disturbance rippling out from his touch . he took care to not look at his reflection in the water . there was a reason reapers did n't often go to the river
and it inspired an immediate and unexpected surge of pro-tectiveness in the young cursor . to his own surprise , he set about the task of tending bardis without complaint or regret . later , he realized that bardis was n't too young to be a knight . tavi was simply five years older . he knew far more of the world than the boy , had seen a great deal more of life 's horrors , and had gained inches and pounds of physical size that he had , for most of his life ,
lacked
yet he wants me . i can see it in his eyes , in the way that they 've darkened with appreciation and even desire . '' i want - '' '' i 'll take that package . '' a body muscles swiftly between the stranger and me , breaking our connection . a petite woman with striking red hair plucks the box out of my hands and turns to the

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Q: '' when did a man cease to have the right to protect the woman he loves ? '' his words nearly knocked kathryn off her feet , but she managed to hold on . men did n't mean the same thing as women when they spoke of being in love . most of the time they meant they were in _ ... Fill the blank.
A: blank is lust
TEXT: Continue writing the following text: '' if you had followed the commands of our father , then he would n't have done it at all . '' my shoulders slumped because she was right . airis approached me , and callum took a step forward , but i held up my hand . '' stay back , '' i told him . '' this must be done . '' i did n't think he would listen , but he moved no farther and i turned back to
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Text to complete: i must have looked surprised , because he said , '' oh , yes , there is a gang in chinatown , just as there are almost everywhere else . they would do something like that , for money . '' '' and plant the drugs ? '' '' many gang members are drug dealers . the person who hired them must have paid for the
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drugs