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"REALLY?! Was that necessary?

" I shouted and then growled, but Mex just nodded at me.

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"You are going to have sex with a creature far stronger than you are, and you are going end up with a few broken bones, but you don't want to let that ruin your fun. Now, look at your hand again,

" Mex said to me, and my eyes spread wide in surprise.

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"Woah! What the hell? How is this even possible?!

" I asked in shock as I watched my hand fix itself.

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"That is part of the reason when you have been doing this training. Your normal body composition is seventy percent water, but beings on this world are made of seventy percent Mana or Energy. Doesn't matter what you call it; the name doesn't change what it does,

" Mex explained.

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"Okay, so then if I get hurt, I will just heal? Does that mean I will be invincible when I am done with this training?

" I asked with a strained look, but Mex just laughed at me.

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"You can be killed just the same as before. If I cut your head off, it will not grow back. If I draw a rock on you that crushes you or hack your limbs off, your body will not be able to keep up. Maybe If you train at this your entire life, then you might be. The point of this is to keep you from dying from normal interactions with beings of this world,

" Mex explained, and I started to understand where he was coming from, but I was still a bit confused about the part with the girls.

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nThat made me swallow hard, and I nodded my head to Mex.

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"Thanks,

" I said, my mouth feeling a bit dry after Hero's burst of info.

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"Come now, the girls are waiting for you, and I will stay in my Keep for tonight and give you some privacy,

" Mex said as he walked away from me.

nI watched him go and scratched my head but then pulled away from my raised arm. I smelled very ripe, and I would need some kind of a bath before getting into bed.

nI turned and walked over to the massive wooden structure that Jilly had put together this morning. There were lights in, and I could hear arguing and hissing coming f4rom inside, and I could only imagine what the scene was going to be like in there.

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"Where isss he?! Kazzzzspppff wasss heresss with me'sss!

" Mary hissed and spat out my name threateningly as I walked into the house.

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"RIGHT THERE!

" Jilly yelled at Mary, pointing at me, but I was too far for Mary to sense me yet, but Jilly was glaring at me.

"Deal with her!

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"Kazzzzspppff?!

" Mary hissed, butchering my name as she looked around for me, and I grinned and walked over to her.

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"I am right here, but I need to have a bath, but I also need to make you all something to eat. I am sorry for disappearing like that; I, uh, don't know what happened to me,

" I said, but Jilly looked around the room and then came over to me.

nOnly Jilly and Mary were in the room, which was a living room of sorts with two couches, and on a coffee table. There was a large dog bed that must be for Jilly to get comfortable on, and there were a couple cabinets.

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"Don't play dumb with me; tell me what is in that room! I know that you went to talk with Nixi, and I want to know what is inside of there!

" Jilly said, getting right up to my face, but Mary started to hiss dangerously, and Jilly pulled back.

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"I'll tell you tomorrow. In the morning, I would like to take you for a bath to help clean you off; your carapace is not looking as bright as it was when I first met you,

" I said as I picked up the waiting Mary, and she wrapped around me.

nJilly pulled back and looked away quickly, blushing furiously.

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"Okay,

" Was all that she said, and then she started to walk over to the front door, but I still didn't know where the bath was.

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"Hey, Jilly, where is the bath?

" I asked her, and Jilly froze and turned her scarlet face to me slightly.

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"It's in the castle, um, on the main floor… wait, I was going to the kitchen,

" Jilly said absently, and turned her face from me, and skittered off to the kitchen.

nI smiled warmly as I watched her go; that was the first time that I had really seen Jilly that flustered, and it was like one of the last hurdles that my brain seemed to get over about her. I had just assumed that she was just some monster that just wanted to **, and then eat me, but Jilly was a bit more complex than that if you gave her a chance.

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"Isss it timesss for bed?

" Mary hissed and then started to kiss my neck.

nHer snakes were also getting excited, but I did not want to get into bed smelling like this. Even if I was going to be working up to more sweat, I still wanted to be fresh for it.

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"Do you want to go for a quick bath with me? And then we will get something to eat, and then we can go to bed, okay?

" I asked as I reached over my shoulders and stroked Mary's head and snakes gently.

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"Ssswinsss? I likesss the water, and I cansss have fun with you nowsss?

" Mary hissed as I started walking out of the house.

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"Yes, we can play in the water now, and I will give you a good clean…

" I said, but my words trailed off as I walked into the fresh night.

nMary's tail had just slipped into pants and was already starting to play!

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