10/02/2026 09:59

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Let me make that judgment call. I'd lived my whole life on Blackwood Farm and in the Manor, except for my wonderful adventures abroad. He'll feel that he's independent of us, and that will be good. Can you tell me anything else about this fusion?            I hesitated, then confessed.

            I shuddered. 'I'm surprised you never heard it. But she said only that if I loved Goblin, then she would love Goblin too. She sobbed and sobbed.