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"Sage is not a pervert! He's just... Uh... He's reckless and shameless but he's also honest and... free I guess. He jokes obscene all the time but it's never rude or somehow offencive, I mean it."
I feel an invisible flame burning my cheeks. I wish I never started it but now I just can't stop.
"Sage's extremely carefree for someone in his circumstances, that's true. And he's recless like thousend bloody hells. But he's so brave and potent and protective. Sage sometimes acts weird and stupid trying to protect others. Well, I probably had to say "often". But he's doing his very best I can tell it. In his own helluva manner, yes..."
I lower my eyes having no more courage to look at her. I wish one of Felix's weird portals opened right under my feet at this very moment. This time I'd step inside with zero hesitation I swear.
Tulsi coughes shortly. At least I want to believe that sound is a cough.
"I wish somebody liked me this much one day."
We raise eyes at one another at the same moment and both smile awkwardly. I never thought Tulsi could be this cute. Though her face still is more worried and tired and only the very conners of her lips curve shyly it lookes like that small smile light up all her features. She finally releases the scabbard and leaves it in my arms.
"Good luck!"
I can't help smiling widely in reply.
"Thank you!.."
"And tell him if he makes something stupid to a precious sword like this I'll try it on hiss troublesome ass this time!" Her dark eyes shine.
"Oh be sure I'll deliver this message." I laugh with a releaf.
Tulsi lookes at me with a sudden unreadable expression so very similar to the one I caught on her brother's face several times when he watched me silently.
"When you two happen to have a day free from your trying to die..." She raises one eyebrow high and one of her long ears flinch. "...Or trying NOT to die... I'm not really sure what you guys were doing here before I came. Well, what I mean is come to the shop and be my guests. I miss that asshat."