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eastbound2021-06-13 07:24 pm
beitangmoran) wrote in eastbound2021-06-13 07:24 pm
un: dappled pearl of the parted seas [voice] - Your local Cassandra is back in town
I know that ash is commonly used for cleaning, but I do not believe it is quite as effective on stone or hardwood floors. And if you'd like to burn something, the kitchen might not be the best place. We have room outside.
Also, I do believe there was talk about purifying the lake and the house after our... guests departed. Has more thought been put into that?
[And then, after a brief silence...]
Do we have a dog here?
((OOC: if you were in Moran's vicinity shortly before he made this post, congratulations, you were just treated to this light show.))
Also, I do believe there was talk about purifying the lake and the house after our... guests departed. Has more thought been put into that?
[And then, after a brief silence...]
Do we have a dog here?
((OOC: if you were in Moran's vicinity shortly before he made this post, congratulations, you were just treated to this light show.))
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[He's very conscious of the limits of his own power.]
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They are always true, and there is so little that we understand. How are we supposed to interpret it all?
Perhaps lady Karsa might understand.
[ Xunxian has some serious questions regarding Haltham and the Merchant right now. Not that he questions Karsa's loyalty, and yet. ]
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We do not know yet how long she will be with us on the journey. I am unsure she will be leaving this place with us. This seems to be her home.
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Though she did say all soothsaying she does for pay is nonsense.
[ More tea? He's ready to pour some fresh tea, too. ]
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The Merchant said she could procure sleeping droughts. That might come in useful.
[For himself, or someone else, who knows?]
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After those gatherings where control was surrendered, you would trust someone from this world making droughts...?
[ Karsa might be potentially the least untrustworthy among the four they have been interacting with, but the thought of Moran taking something prepared by her, well.
It still doesn't sit well with him at all. ]
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But I'm interested to see how they are made, what goes in them, and also how much she would think they are worth.
[And also he never said that was for himself, gosh, Xunxian.]
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She is loath to part with answers to simple questions, such might be beyond what she's willing to share.
[ Then he lowers his eyes, swallowing down any more arguments. If Moran has decided, trying to say more would only make him dig his heels; if he hasn't, what Xunxian has said would be enough, he thinks, for him to be cautious. ]
Of course, it will be as my lord wishes.
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You're not thinking I would actually test those on myself, do you?
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Still... ]
I would not think it good tested on any of us brought here. And the oddness might not happen to anyone of the locals. Because she knows it would be for one of us.
That is all.
[ But particularly Moran. ]
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... Anyway, it was a possibility in case someone decided to be stupid and go do something heroic. In an emergency, a sharp blow to the back of the hand will work just as well.
[So, don't worry too much.]
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[ The words do relax him, at least. ]
Do you think I would try to do something heroic? I'd be just about last in line.
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You'd better not.
[You would, howeverr, do something stupid to protect Moran. He knows that.]
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[ Xunxian's eyes flit down to the hold on his sleeves, but he does nothing to loosen it, instead offering his arms more, hands open with palms up towards his...
His lord.
I'd rather have your hands on me in better ways than-- ]
I told you, I won't do something stupid again if I have any choice at all.
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... That's not exactly a hard and fast promise given our circumstances, you realize.
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[ His breath catches, but he shifts to be held and hold back, with only a moment of, not hesitation but wonder. Is this really happening? ]
I would rather promise you what I know I can keep, rather than say what you want to hear but then... fail to uphold it. That's all.
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So what if you don't have another choice? Am I supposed to just watch you get hurt because of me again?
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Moraaan. How would it be because of you?
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[Don't try and pretend otherwise. He knows you.]
I need you whole and by my side, Xunxian.
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Meanwhile, I was thinking more about harm coming my way - and, after waking up in the mines, I cannot entirely discount - and that I might yet do something of an attempt to be heroic to get away. Then it wouldn't be your fault at all.
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I don't want to play word games about this, Xunxian. I just want you to care for yourself as much as I do.
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[ Xunxian hesitates, then keeps his voice light but also, just a little bit, he hides his face against the broad, strong shoulder. ]
You know that there is only one person I care for more than myself. And that is you.
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[Don't get him started, Xunxian.]
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[ It's been most of their lifetime, and his love has grown and grown. He thinks his own care about himself is a reasonable, healthy amount; he has no idea of he can catch up with how he cares about Moran.
And no, he cannot point out that if Moran stays safe, this will make Xunxian safer, too. One, he is fully aware that can't be guaranteed, here. Two...
He can't give directives to Moran. He can't. ]
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[There's still so much that is heavy and hanging in the air unsaid between them, after all that happened. Moran is waiting for a good time for talking but... but given what is happening now, will there ever be a good time?]
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