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he raised his eyebrows at her response, not saying anything more until she had shut her mouth for the time being. "no one can be sure of that," aditya said cryptically. he thought of the spirits in the woods down south. how was he to know one of them hadn't followed him here, stayed by his side?

"as for what i sounded like, it is my mother's tongue, not demonic gibberish," he informed her coolly. "maine apna mann nahin kholaa hai. yet," he amended, with a small sigh.

he thought of what she had said, though--the price of one rabbit leg. "for going to the trouble of a leg, i might as well give you a whole rabbit," he chuckled. after a beat, though, his face grew serious. "are you hungry?" she had no pack-scent attached; perhaps this shtick was a way to earn attention and food.