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He said lamely, "She is very beautiful." "And she has the sense not to frighten you," Dach'osmin Ceredin said, and Maia took a step back, wanting to protest her deduction, but unable to deny its truth. "We should take lessons from her, we see."
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison is one of my favorite books of all time, and within it, one of my favorite scenes is Maia and Csethiro's first real interaction at Nurevis' party! so i drew it. their slow romance is so delicious.
reblogging just to say that i am continually floored at the love this piece gets 😭♥️ thank you to everyone who has left a lovely comment on this work!! i still love this illustration too. mayhaps.... i should make more ge fanart........