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"Hey." Undina whispered to Akio very, very softly. "Stop panicking, please? It's okay. I don't bite, promise." The priest had told them to touch their hands together, and Undina could feel him shaking. His hands were warm and a little wet. She wondered if all humans had skin like that. "We'll learn to be friends." She offered him a nervous smile, and hoped that her words would soothe them both.