The Lily Nymph

slusk coughs a moment, clearing her throat. the nymph breaks her eye contact and looks up to slusk. the lizard straightens her shoulders and continues. "i've seen this turmoil before. i can take the turmoil from you.

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The Lily Nymph 9

"we could have taken them on... driven them back," slusk says. "uh, huh... just like how you handled us, right?" tik tik has to giggle at that, but she walks up to slusk, holding out her hand. "please, tik tik want be friends. no hurt.

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The Lily Nymph 3

slusk says. "she's a danger to you. you can't control her. i fear she has come here specifically to thwart us and-" the lily nymph snaps back at slusk, her words, once soft and serene, now sharp as a knife.

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The Lily Nymph 2

slusk says. "our lover takes away all cares in this world. here, we are safe. here, we are happy." "here," adaeze says, running her hand over her head. "we're made not to care anymore." "that's right," slusk says, narrowing her eyes.

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The Lily Nymph 6

The kobold squats down, her tails swishing back and forth as slusk turns, clawing at the coiling length that moves up along her leg. "see, see? tik tik set trap. big trap.

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Studying Shusk

His sisters, shashra and slusk, left our homeland in disgrace. slusk would not submit to her womanly duty of breeding. shashra rejected her nature entirely, living life now as some bandit, corrupted by the thoughts of the human world."

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The Lily Nymph 5

slusk says, in a quiet voice, then rushes towards tik tik. "you are ruining everything-everything!

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The Lily Nymph 1

My lover," slusk says, her knuckles buried in the dirt in front of her, "i... i have brought intruders to you, but... we were attacked... by the dark force's creatures."

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Stories from New Friends - Epilogue

How i needed slusk to keep me from constantly getting off. gimmegee..." she says, her hands on her head, looking up to the gnome for confirmation.

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Flowers of the Lily Nymph 6

slusk steps over and grabs the cat by the scruff of her neck, lifting her up to her feet and staring into her eyes. she grabs the feline's tail and bares her sharp teeth at her. "you can't leave well enough alone, can you?" she asks.

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