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she sidled closer to him; the warm press of her smaller body both comforted velen and caused a sensation of shyness to ripple through his veins. however, he did not reveal this, merely enjoyed the heat of her delicate form alongside him. at the movement of her ears, velen delivered to dalia his full attention. 
a nightmare. she did not give details, and he did not ask. it was to be expected, he suspected; the girl had worked through a a good deal of what had occurred, but shadows tended to rise in the night. "it's over now, dalia," velen murmured, lowering his muzzle to nudge her cheek briefly. "it's over, and you're awake, and all right."