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"It has been a while… I have forgotten this kind of feeling," Ethan said. "In any case, your hands sure are soft, warm, and frail looking… You have some very girly fingers."

"It must be because I am a girl…" Emily said while she pulled away her hands. "Now we are even. You helped me a bunch, and now I helped you the same way."

"No way," Ethan said.

Emily had always known Ethan to be a kind and caring person, so this unexpected display of greed left her feeling disheartened.

For a moment, Emily couldn't help but question the person she thought she knew. She wondered if Ethan's actions were driven by a desire for power or if he had succumbed to the darker side of his curse. The disappointment weighed heavy on her as she had hoped for a deeper connection based on trust and understanding.

"We can say for sure that I owe you a lot more," Ethan said. "With your help, I probably saved several day's worth of trial and error."