Serapis finished eating a couple of minutes later. "Right. I'll clean the dishes, my love." 

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"Well, they are in a public place. Sort of. I happened across this place a year ago, when I was playing hide and seek. There's not a lot of privacy in this orphanage in any event, and if they just happen to talk about things and we just happen to overhear..." Aurelian told the other males, laughing.

"You don't think they'll hear us, do you?" Jorn had pressed himself against the nearest wall, underneath the roof, trying his best not to be seen.

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"Attractive? The pendant? Well, it is certainly eye-catching. But that's not the same thing as attractive. Mesmerizing, perhaps. No, that's not the right word. Intriguing? Yeah, that's it." Laura replied. A moment later, she looked to Laya. 

"You hear something? Oh, is it one of the staff?"