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¬ FASHIRE 

Why was he asking that?! 

I glared at him, stunned and so furious at the same time. Nothing was stopping me from grabbing him and shoving him many feet underground… except for Hiln being awake in the catacombs of the palace studying to take her mind off what she could and couldn't do. 

It took me far too long to even pause and consider why I was so angry. 

The Almus tree was a fairly common plant in Sixphen and Vore. Its sap was a strong anaphrodisiac that did an amazing job of quelling one's libido for centuries on end especially when taken consistently. 

The only time people—serpents and vampires especially—needed it, was when they fancied someone, which was their most vulnerable state and when their libido was the highest. 

Others took it for the sake of taking it and I was one of them. Until I no longer needed it.