Dragon Offering

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Acrux looked at the human's hand. It felt foreign, being warm but small. He opened and closed his palm, as if this was something that would disappear in a blink of eyes. He looked up to Caleb and nodded, starting down the way to the cellar. The path down was complicated and long, from the back of the kitchen stretching to deep underground. "Careful, could be slippery at places." He never let go of Caleb's hand, strangely satisfied with this physical touch.