[He's tired. Sleepy. He doesn't want Elle to leave. He likes her voice. Her presence is comforting, a good thing, something he doesn't reject, he never rejected. And it's not her pull that she has with other beasts even though he wishes he could use that as an excuse as to why he's fine with her, why he's grateful deep within that she's fine with him even though that could be ruined sooner or later because of who he is and what he is and...]
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... I don't mind.