(I should be able to reply daily from July 7th onward, after my birthday tomorrow.)

Serapis growled a bit in pleasure, but gently had to remove his wife's hand. "As much as I'd like to do that now, we do have business to attend to. And we still have to eat. As soon as I'm done, I've got a mound of paperwork to attend to. Besides, you know I'll be fine. Your health and happiness and that of our Arjun's is far more important to me. Especially our son's. All of the children here, really." He got up and checked on the food. It was still not done. "Then again, maybe we can take a few minutes to comfort each other. I know you like making others feel good, and I wouldn't want to get in your way when you're trying to be nice."

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"I don't see why we use a shirt at all" Aurelian grumbled. "I mean, we're warm enough as it is, and the dracon and lizard kids don't wear much at all. I mean, a piece of cloth around their waist, but that's it. Like Arjun over there!" Aurelian pointed at the young dracon, who was quite confused by the conversation he overheard. "What? Different species dress differently." The young dracon replied. "If you don't like it, you can ask my father about that rule."

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Laura was quite impressed with the little hideaway. "Very nice. Never seen this place before, even though I've been here for years. Wow."