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This was no good. All he was doing was getting himself more things to insult about himself. As if he needed more of those...

"I didn't ask for your help!" Kyriel shot back, not sure how else to respond. He felt sort of bad for not thanking him now, though it was too late now. He refused to make a fool of himself any further. Plus, just because this Drow decided to help him did not in any way mean that Kyriel was going to like Drows now, even just a little. Though he had not had many dealings with the creatures in the past, the few times he had met Drows had not been pleasant experiences.

"Of course there's something about me." Kyriel replied, barely able to keep his voice from breaking. "I look like a girl. That's it." He said, voice slowly lowering. It truly was the only thing he could think of when it came to his identity. Only when he was around his parents did he think there was anything else to him than that.

"Kyriel." He said quietly, resting his chin on his knees and trying to keep his eyes averted away from the Drow. Although he was nowhere close to being ready to call him a friend to any degree, he would at least accept this much. "At least now you know what name to use when you insult me, hm?" He said dryly, still refusing to look at the boy. It looked like this year was going to be even worse than last year. Kyriel hoped that the next break would be soon.