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Post Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 9:24 pm |
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Kajin wrote: "Can you understand me, child?" The child nods. Kajin wrote: "Do you hav family or friends nearby that you can go to? She shakes her head. Kajin wrote: It's not safe to be by yourself." She smiles, and holds out her arms again.
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Post Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 9:32 pm |
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"I don't do hugs, unfortunately," Felix laughs. "Not really the fatherly type. We're cooking some food, would you like some?"
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Post Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 9:40 pm |
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Enthusiastic nodding.
Does not climb out of tree.
Holds out arms.
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Post Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 9:48 pm |
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"You need help out of the tree, then?" Felix asks. He holds out his arms. "Want me to catch you?"
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Post Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 9:53 pm |
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The little girl jumps into Felix's arms.
He might not do hugs, but it's immediately made clear that she has no qualms about giving hugs to strangers.
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Post Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 9:56 pm |
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"Alright kiddo, Uncle Felix doesn't do hugs," Felix laughs as he sets the child down. "Let's go get you some food okay?"
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Post Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 9:57 pm |
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The little girl keeps hold of Felix's hand and follows where he leads.
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Post Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 9:59 pm |
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Felix leads her back to camp, raising his hand in a wave when he gets within distance of the group. "Hey guys, found a child. This place is weird."
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Post Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2016 12:24 am |
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Nate raises an eyebrow as Felix returns.
"As far as the rest of the planet is concerned, we're weird. And kids are drawn to weird like it was candy."
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Post Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2016 10:32 am |
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"A Styric child?" asks Sir Ulath. "Out here? Alone?"
The little girl lets go of Felix' hand in order to give a hug to the nearest person (Sir Ulath, as it happens)
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Post Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2016 6:36 pm |
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"Yeah, she's not talking to me. I don't know if she's incapable or if she just won't. She didn't seem to be with anyone. Is that a normal thing around here, for kids to be alone in the woods?"
Felix moves over to the fire to see if any of the roast beast is done cooking yet while he talks.
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Post Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2016 8:09 pm |
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Nate carves off a piece of beast for Felix before going back to his own meal.
"Well, she seems friendly enough. Why don't we bring her with us when we go to the village tomorrow? See if anyone knows her?"
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Post Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2016 9:23 pm |
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Sir Ulath shakes his head. "Unlikely," he says. "She's Styric, the villagers are Elene. Our two races - well, we knights get along fine, but to your average Elene peasant, Styrics are dangerous and deadly and probably cursed your crops once."
The little girl moves on to hug Nathan.
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Post Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2016 10:16 pm |
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"We'll have to learn more about the history of this world whenever we get the chance", Felix thinks out loud, more to himself than anyone else. "Are Styric children normally like that? Mute? And why is she by herself? Is she lost or has something happened to her parents?"
He takes the meat and gives as much to the child as she wants, keeping whatever is left for himself and going back to get more as needed. He's still pretty hungry, after all. He'll drink what's left of the wine, too. Some time has passed and there isn't much left, so hopefully there isn't any danger of making himself too intoxicated to work. He'll eat a large portion of meat before drinking to mitigate the effects. They'll need to make a run sometime soon to get large quantities of water to bring aboard the ship and store.
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Post Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2016 5:31 am |
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"Hello." Says Nate as the little girl comes up to hug him. "My name is Nate. Do you have a name?"
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