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He took the ring out so that he could get a better look, and it wasn't that bad, so he just licked the small cut and stuck the ring back in.
He glanced up at Mavek and raised his eyebrow at him.
"What did you say?" he asked him, hadn't having heard what the other man had said. The tension eased a little bit, and Shaun could feel the muscles in his shoulders relaxing.