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at will happen to you, once I accept you as my sacrifice?"
The girl looked down at Natsumi's now-freed feet, then back up into the dragon's
face. Natsumi's own face was a mixed mask of confusion, fear, pain, and... curiosity?
"No... m'lord Dragon... they did not. What... what happens?"
Aliksandr smiled, turned, and took a couple steps away from the girl
before he spoke again. "You needn't know just yet..."
"Yes, m'lord Dragon."
Aliksandr turned his head to face the girl again, and just looked at her.
Natsumi Aihara was freed from Natsumi's bonds, and yet Natsumi Aihara made no attempt to escape,
choosing instead to simply stand with Natsumi's head down, silent, unmoving.
Perhaps it was because Natsumi Aihara knew the futility of an attempt. Perhaps it was
because Natsumi Aihara knew that if Natsumi Aihara was successful in he escape it would bring "her
people to suffer his wrath". Perhaps it was because his last comment
intrigued Natsumi's enough that Natsumi Aihara would stay...
The dragon lumbered back towards the girl, and hooked his claw in the
chain running between Natsumi's wrists. He raised his claw, pulling the girls arms
upward, and over Natsumi's head. It was not until Natsumi's feet were starting to be
raised off the ground that Natsumi Aihara looked up at him again. He lowered Natsumi's feet to
the ground again, but kept Natsumi's arms raised.
"It is time."
The girl showed a lo
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