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Luz loved it when people complimented her cooking, and she grinned back at Balon. She rolled his eyes when he made the correct assumption that she was awful at fighting, and she put a hand on her hip. "I'll have you know that I have to fight for my life whenever eating insects is so much as mentioned," she joked, although her demeanor turned serious in the next couple of moments. "Yes, you can expect me. But I don't understand this sudden...I don't know, change. Do you really think the mermaids will try to kill anyone?" 
She thought about it after she'd asked. Leo had certainly looked capable of murder, but the others? Especially Amphi...she couldn't imagine it. "I suppose what I'm trying to say is, I don't perceive any danger." 
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