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it was two weeks and four days and just a little after sunset when Peter saw the dragon again. 

After the meeting around the fire, when Peter had learned his name– Wade– the dragon hadn’t made another appearance before Peter had had to head back to the village. 

Peter had been home for all of three days before he packed up and went hiking again, and now he was back again, this time with a week’s supply of food and gear. He didn’t want to be around anyone this time of year anyway, not with all the mating dances happening, everyone shifting and showing off to attract potential mates or to entice their current partner into more rambunctious activites than usual. Peter didn’t want to be around it, not even a little bit. 

May had assured him, just like she did every year, that he would get used to all the noise and the fan fare, that he would learn to ignore it like she had. After all, May had been almost thirty before she had met Ben, and she had survived nine mating seasons without attracting a mate so surely Peter could–

“Don’t.” Peter had said quietly, pleadingly. “You could shift. You could participate. You chose not to. I don’t even have the option of dancing for a mate. No one wants a mate who is only human.” 

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