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[theamazingdalet]

“Well, I almost fainted,” Cass went on matter-of-factly. “Under the circumstances, it’s only natural. I’m sure it’ll pass.”

“That’s right, you– June, how are you?” Balthazar interjected, pulling himself upright anxiously. “Is your fever really gone?”

“You already asked me that,” Cass answered. “I think you’d notice if my fever came back.”

He paused, a wry smile slowly spreading on his face.

“…w-what?” Balthazar felt a flush creeping up his cheeks.

“You haven’t changed one iota either, Balthazar,” Cass announced, almost proudly. “You’re still just a warrior.”

Balthazar blinked, his mouth slightly open. “I’m a… huh?”

Cass seemed confused, then suddenly blushed, clapping a hand over his mouth.

“Oops,” he murmured, smiling. “I meant ‘worrier’.”

#editing this thing one more time to prepare for the final push and like#even after a year i think my writing really holds up#which is so nice bc this thing is like 90k words and i don't want to rewrite it all again#anyways found this drop of cute pls enjoy