"And I you," replies Rashad. "It will be a relief to have somewhere to rest my head." It won't, but that seems correct. He watches the not-beastman dabble in the water and wonders how it can be that this waking world does not have such beings. The cue to make his graceful exit from the conversation whooshes by over his head and he just stands there, as satisfied to remain next to Gus as he would be to go anywhere else.
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