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The Third Kingdom



Almost every wizard was called Alexa, but Loys named hers Hypha, a nod to its organic component. Hypha's tendrils connected to every smart device in the place. And all Loys' devices were smart; smarter than most boys, she often said after a date. Then she met Basid: svelt, tall, a good conversationalist. He seemed to know as much as Hypha, but he was so handsome, it was okay. In bed, every move he made thrilled her to the core. When his tendrils entered her body, she knew everything too, and it was alright.

giant puffballs
stud abandoned farms
spores ripen