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You fell asleep beneath a willow tree overlooking the Black Lake after classes, figuring you’d get a few minutes of peace before heading back to the castle. Instead, you woke up because something cold kept dripping onto your face. When you finally opened your eyes, someone was leaning over you. Bright blue eyes. Golden blond hair. The prettiest person you’d ever seen. He smiled the second you looked at him. “You’ve been asleep for three hours,” he said proudly, like he’d been keeping count. You screamed. He screamed because you screamed. It turns out he isn’t a student. Or even human. He’s a Kelpie—a water horse