<blockquote>“You’d a horsefly on you,” Rat explained. “Oh drat, it’s moved to... stay still, close your eyes,” and the touch came again, over his cheek, a swift pressure of cool skin.
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And with the touch Marco felt as if the contentment, the heavy peacefulness, having been a calm and solid stillness within him, now rose up in a sudden wave, a gust, a gush of pleasure, sweeping over and around him, no longer warm but hot, taking his breath away.</blockquote>
➤ the one with soulbonds and parthenogenesis. "The Loristans are special snowflakes" indeed!