...It's the first anyone actually understood the need, the hunger, without my having to apologize or even explain it. I was going to walk away, but he let me take it without asking.
[Every other feeding, even the first Toby had taken from Dorian, was the result of a seduction or scheme to obtain what he needed. If it wasn't that, then it was an attack, plain and simple. Generally, the end result is death—save for Dorian, naturally, which is what had made him a more favourable target than others. He was beloved, even.]
He also offered to feed me in the future, an offer without strings attached. [A stipulation Toby mentions only because Abduxel makes it seem as though he'll only agree for a price.] Which I eventually took up as time went on.
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[Every other feeding, even the first Toby had taken from Dorian, was the result of a seduction or scheme to obtain what he needed. If it wasn't that, then it was an attack, plain and simple. Generally, the end result is death—save for Dorian, naturally, which is what had made him a more favourable target than others. He was beloved, even.]
He also offered to feed me in the future, an offer without strings attached. [A stipulation Toby mentions only because Abduxel makes it seem as though he'll only agree for a price.] Which I eventually took up as time went on.