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Zander laughed gently. "Where were you before all that?"

Zander cringed. "Three years is a very, very long time." Somehow ten to thirteen was even more sickening than twelve to fifteen. Even though neither was acceptable in anyone's wickedest ...

Gaius went up in his estimations once again. And he now understood the visceral reaction Emery had had earlier at Zander critiquing Gaius. He supposed it was exactly the same ...

"Understandably," Zander said gently. "Did you, uh... how'd you get out -- I mean--" Zander cleared his throat and shook his head. "That's not any of my business; I apologize."

Zander was quiet for a moment. He'd never poke at a wound like this, but if Emery wanted to talk about it... he just needed to be gentle. Sensitive. "... ...

(Same! Ada's suggestion to go get revenge on Makata has been living in my head rent-free for a while haha I originally just yanked Ky away from Aleth; then found ...

(Very true! We out here bringing canon into RP and bringing this RP back to canon haha) Zander flinched. "Apparently, two years. Aleth spotted her." He sighed and rubbed his ...

(me too! I think you and I are kind of perfect RP buddies -- our styles mesh very, very well and we've kept ourselves entertained for over a year now ...

(haha honestly I have no idea but I will not be surprised at all if/when we hit double digits lol we are both obsessive and this is a delightful, complex ...

(haha I think so, we just get so into the zone... I even noticed page 99 earlier and was like oh I need to watch-- and then did not, in ...

(oops we did it again @GrandWild) Zander nodded. "I, as well. And Pratik would, too. He's so angry at himself for not realizing what was going on with them and ...

"Mm..." Zander considered this for a moment. "You never do, though. Not really... and I'm not sure I want to. I relish the day I get to follow Aleth into ...

"Understandable." Zander nodded. "Some things are best left buried in the casket."

Zander watched him a moment longer, considering pressing. But he didn’t want Emery to get angry with him again, or even worse, shut down and tell him nothing at all. ...

Zander glanced at him, intrigued. “After…?”