Soft come the dragons

Your post length obliterates mine xDDD

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"You know," broke a voice from the sentinel's left, "if you keep looking so serious you're going to give me impression that something's bothering you."

His stride never breaking upon approach, Ariston's silvery head tilted and gave his companion an amiable bump to her shoulder. "I mean with you look like this -" his expression furrowed in an exaggeration of hers "- then I start wondering if you 're trying to slip out an inconspicuous fart." He grinned despite himself and looked sideways at her.

"Is that it, my trusty Beta? Do you need to little out a little toot?"