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2. Gratitude

Of course, Gil had a lot of things he had to be grateful to Laamgarnus for.

First of all, he was thankful that Laamgarnus had noticed him and decided to help him, much less that he had actually succeeded.

He had unending gratitude that Laam had not been unnerved by his animalistic ferocity, had never given up on him.

Laam had understood him.

Laam had believed in him.

Laam had loved him.

A pair of arms snuck around his waist and pulled him close, while a face buried itself into his hair and breathed in deeply.

Smiling, Gil turned to press his lips against his lover and savior's.

At least he had a pretty good idea of how to repay Laamgarnus.

(WC: 121)