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Kieran responded with uncommon fierceness in his voice. It rather put her nose out of joint - he was comparing the bud of her almost-relationship with a rose in full bloom, and she did not appreciate the presumption. Fortunately, time alone had given her plenty of time for quiet reflection - and it struck the young wolf that maybe, just maybe, Kieran was not saying this stuff because he was a particularly rabid Scimbazi fanboy.

"Are you still talking about me and Scimitar?" she asked, watching him intently.