"The other reason we moved," said Raven, "was that I was bullied at my old school."

"Because of the girl's clothes?" asked Shrillikina. Raven nodded.

"But you decided to live as a girl...."

"It doesn't work like that in wolfkin society," Raven said. "People know you by your smell. No matter how you look, you're a boy in a dress."

"You told me the first day that you were a boy!" exclaimed Freydis.

"But you didn't know," said Raven, "until I told you. That was my choice."

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"That makes sense," said Lumpikith. "I jive with that. I'm enby myself."

Raven looked mystified. "What does that mean?"

"Short for N.B., non-binary."

This did not clear Raven's confusion. Lumpikith said, "It means I'm not a boy nor a girl. I'm kind of in-between. Or rather, sometimes I'm a girl and sometimes I'm a boy. It really depends on the person, but I don't fit the mold, so to speak."

Raven blinked. "Then... maybe I'm enby too?"

Lumpikith laughed. "You only just realized?"

"I don't really get all this," said Freydis, "but I'm fine with you guys as you are."

"Thanks," Raven replied. "But I do have a long-term goal...."

"Oh?"

"Yes. In the deepest part of the dungeon, there's a magic item that can transform me into a girl. If I become a great mage and an adventurer, one day I might find one...."

"Are you talkin about the T-Gurl Bracelet?" asked Fluffdusti. "My dad has hundreds of those things...."

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Raven stared at Fluffdusti. "I'm sorry - what?"

"It's a cursed item," said Fluffdusti. "Wyrmhaven Deep is a very popular dungeon. People sell cursed items to my dad. He runs a shop - Dustbunni's Cursed Items Junk Shop. It's also a pawn shop, and a dungeon lost and found. Any cursed item found in Wyrmhaven Deep, dad's got dozens of 'em."

"Seriously?" asked Raven. "A bracelet that can make me a girl?"

"Sure. I can bring one tomorrow if you like."

Raven swallowed. "Um... I guess?"