The Hand That Mocked Them (Part 2)

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It was a cold day. Kivvien pulled his hood tighter around his head and glanced back at Hieronymus in his nest of blankets.
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Hieronymus was staring back the way they had come, eyelids drooping. His face was pale and he'd been eating very little.
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He would forgive him. Eventually. They were nowhere near a town, so they'd have to continue through the night or stop for a hard night in the cold.
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He sighed quietly and shifted his weight; he'd been sitting in his prosthetic apparatus for the entire time and his legs had fallen asleep.
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"Are you warm enough?" Kivvien asked.
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He nodded. "Yessir."
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"Good," he said awkwardly after a short pause.
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"Mhm." He gave another small nod.
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Another pause. "Do you need anything to eat?"
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He shook his head. "No, sir."
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"You um...please let me know when you're hungry."
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"Yessir." He tucked his arms tightly around himself.
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Kivvien hesitated. Decided against saying anything further.
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Hieronymus dipped his head down and sighed quietly.
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Kivvien guided the cart around a curve in the road, and the forest gave way to an open prarie.
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