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Her reaction would've been funny, perhaps, on another day, in another situation. It saddened Pantaleimon, however. Not only because of his own potentials and options, but maybe most of all because the way she said it — she'd learned relationships just weren't worth it — brought out the caretaker in Pantaleimon. It sounded like she had been hurt before, like she needed to be loved no matter how much she didn't want to.

Ears fell back and a sympathetic look appeared on Pantaleimon's face as he imagined what must've happened to break her trust in others. "Decided on a place for winter yet?" Pan asked out of the blue, though he wasn't even sure why he asked. It wasn't like he was in any position to glue the pieces of Roz together, even if she would've wanted him to in the first place.