"But a baby?" he asked him, continuing to rub his back and looked down at the tiny bundle of baby fat and scales in his arms. "Well, perhaps. Children are unnaturally fast it seems." He tugged a curl of bright red hair. "He has your hair."
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"But a baby?" he asked him, continuing to rub his back and looked down at the tiny bundle of baby fat and scales in his arms. "Well, perhaps. Children are unnaturally fast it seems." He tugged a curl of bright red hair. "He has your hair."