Two Crows Watch from the Gallows Tree (part 17)

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"Friends, family, guests. The people we rescued from Lord Tarr come to dinner every night."
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“Oh.” Rek dipped his head. “That makes sense… so they’re large dinners, then?” Perhaps it’d be good to keep Jerica away from that room entirely, then. At least until she’d had time to cool off.

(Bruh I gotta go in the field today and lemme tell you I don’t wannaaaaa)

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(Aw man are you not feeling well or just tired?)

"Generally, yes."
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(Mostly tired but my period hit me this weekend and I’m just not a fan)

Rek nodded. “I’ll look forward to meeting everyone, then.”

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(Aw man)

Gaius dipped his head. "Some don't speak much Upper Tongue or Rhaebaki, so do keep that in mind."
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“May I ask what languages they speak, then?”

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"Ivar, the tall Northerner, only speaks Nortung and very limited Nortung and Moon Speech. The woman with him, May, speaks some Upper Tongue but mostly Moon Speech. One of the little girls only speaks Natai."
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“Ah.” Rek nodded. “That’s good to know.”

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"And you've met Rickard, I assume?"
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“Um… not since we’ve been here. But I knew him before, yes.” Rek dipped his head. “I was glad to hear he’s here.”

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"He's been generously acting as translator for us at times," Gaius replied. "He's a talented fellow."
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“He really is.” Rek nodded in agreement. “I admire him a lot.”

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"As you should," Gaius said with a nod. "Your cousin seems very attached to him; I'm told he was one of her caretakers."
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“He was,” Rek agreed with a nod. “…and she is.” Not sure he should admit that. But, then, if Ash knew something as sensitive as their newly revealed family history may as well tell the truth about that. He didn’t seem the type to hurt Rickard to get back at Jerica, even if she ended up offending him before they left. “… he was very, very good to us.”

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"He seems the sort to be, even if he hadn't been forced."
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