"Do you choose not to hear?" Willy asked, looking at him with both annoyance and confusion.
He reached down to stroke Alcuin's tangled hair.
"Wake up, dove," he said softly.
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"Do you choose not to hear?" Willy asked, looking at him with both annoyance and confusion.
He reached down to stroke Alcuin's tangled hair.
"Wake up, dove," he said softly.