– I know…
She pointed
to the pool of blood that had dripped from the sofa to the floor when they
had taken out the arrow.
– Yes, of course…
«It’s a pity, the sofa is light,» Reana said, wiping
the floor, «I’ll probably have to take it to the dry cleaners,»
and again she thought to herself that she had said something stupid or at
least something inappropriate. – Are you sure we
don’t need to take him to the hospital?» She asked about
the other one.
The man seemed to hear, stirred, gave a heavy gasp, and
opened his eyes, startling Reana.
The second guest turned out to be quite different from the first:
large curls of blond hair falling almost to
his shoulders, a manly face with expressive eyebrows
and a strong chin, blue eyes. He probably
would have looked like a movie star if he hadn’t been wearing a strange baggy
hoodie that had once been white,
but was now completely rumpled and dirty, giving him the
appearance of a ragamuffin.
he felt the
spot where the arrow used to stick out, then looked at Reana
and smiled a snow-white smile. – I had no doubt
you could do it!» He exclaimed happily, and snatched it up.
Reanu in his arms.
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She tried to pull away from him, but
it was absolutely impossible. After a few seconds, he
released her himself, got up from the couch, and looked around.
«So that’s what it’s like to be a mortal! – What is it? «he shouted loudly
.«Stand up, demon, when he’s talking to you…
«You’ll be fine,» Keijigen interrupted. «You
owe me one, light one. If it wasn’t for me, black arrow would have already killed you.
finished it off, «he muttered in a disgruntled voice.
– I’m not that easy to kill!» – raising a finger up,
the blonde retorted. – Even in a human body,
as it turns out, I’m incredibly resilient and strong! —
he concluded. Then he added – " I don’t feel very well… I
can’t understand… it’s like something’s missing… my mouth is
too dry…
Reana poured him some water from a decanter and handed him a glass.
«Here, take this, please.
He gently took the glass from her.
– What’s that?“ – What is it? „he asked softly.
«It’s water, you drink it,» Keiji —
kyung explained with a sigh and covered his face with his hand.
«Drinking?» Oh, yes, of course! Since I am now a mortal,
enjoy all the delights of being human. So? and he
gulped down the water, spilling the rest out of carelessness. – From-