❛ no, i’m just using them as an example because i know quite a bit about them.
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Or he thought he did, anyway. Truth was he barely knew anything about them and their motives and the like were a mystery to him. But he could at least sort of skate by pretending he knew more than just the little bit that he did.
❛ as for me— no, i’m not human, you’re right my name is leo. the species i’m in doesn’t have a name, because i’m the only one ! i don’t quite understand magic, either. only the things i’m gifted in order to save the life of a person. so you’re already better than me at it, heh.
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{ 白; } At any rate, the other probably knew more about humans than Shiro did, which wasn’t exactly a remarkable feat considering how ignorant the fox was. Either way, though, it sounded impressive enough and would certainly bring on later questioning.
“I understand it,” he commented, thoughtful, “but I just don’t have the capacity to use it. I’m just glad my senses stayed intact despite that.” Even if he drew the most attention to his smell, all of them were heightened beyond that of a human’s.
