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He grimaced at her brief recollection. Ye're right; I dinna want to know, he shot back, not without humor. God help the puir bastards. I'll smash heids if anyone gets too close tae my wee sister. She was supposed to be sexless, right? Beautiful, sure, pretty and funny and witty—but not an object of desire.

Eugh! He recoiled at the thought.

It's grand, aye? Pyg continued, his smile growing much more genuine now that they were off the subject of strange, random men. He glanced back toward where they'd been, and then returned his eyes to Lolita. Listen, Lita. . .I dinna ken whether it's really true or not, about the woods being too crowded. Can ye return in a moon or so? Perhaps things will have changed.

Because he was selfish, and he didn't want to have to split his time between Bhediya and Easthollow.