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His face relaxing after the men were gone, the snake creature breathed a small sigh of relief. "Thank goodness..." he murmured, "They fell for it..." he added before clearing his throat, implying that he had been bluffing throughout most of, if not the entire situation. When the human spoke up, the young man turned to face him.
He offered an almost nervous smile. "I guess it was just through luck that I decided to come this way to day... Glad I got here in time, or I'm not sure what those two would have tried to do to you... considering."
As the other boy introduced himself and offered his hand, the Naga looked at the out-stretched limb curiously. He grasped it after a moment, but didn't shake it. Instead, he began to study his hand intently, poking his palm a little, examining and counting his fingers. He even turned it over to inspect the back.
"My word... You really are... a human, aren't you?" he asked, somewhat wide-eyed now. "Oh! Wh-Where are my manners? I'm Rafiel. Call me Rafi, though, please," he blurted out then, blushing a little.
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