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It calmed her nerves a little that he watched the lagoon rather than herself. Laurel still felt nervous as he answered, even though there was nothing he did to give her reason to be.

A few months. He must've been very new when she had her heat and left, then. It explained why she did not know him. He introduced himself as Argent and Laurel returned her own name. I'm Laurel. After that she fell silent, unsure what she and Argent could talk about, although also afraid to leave an awkward silence between them.