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He made a noise that was definitely not a squeak. It was a dignified grunt of surprise. Unfortunately, it came out at a pitch that Luna's eyebrows noticed.
"Excuse me," Luna said. "What exactly is happening right now."
Akayoroi's lips twitched.
"I believe our Lord is being groomed," she observed. "In both the social and biological sense."
Kai tried to pull his hand back.
"Miryam," he hissed. "That is— you do not— this is not—"
She tightened her grip minutely and shot him a look that managed to combine confusion, annoyance, and the unshakeable conviction that she knew better than he did about his own body.
"Hold still," she said. "You are making it harder than it needs to be."
"You are licking me," he protested, because apparently his mouth had decided to commit fully to this disaster.
"Yes," she said. "That is how it works."
