"It's so quiet here," Val murmured. "There's no noise no stench of the city. It's so easy here to focus on you and you alone. Your scent, the beat of your heart..."
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"It's so quiet here," Val murmured. "There's no noise no stench of the city. It's so easy here to focus on you and you alone. Your scent, the beat of your heart..."