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Two Crows Watch from the Gallows Tree (part 20)



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Thu Apr 06, 2023 4:22 pm
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Jerica snorted. “Take that up with Haelar.”

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"Haelar?" Tomhas sighed heavily. "Haelar's going to have to wake up and stop me. What would he want with Ky, anyway?"
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Thu Apr 06, 2023 5:31 pm
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Jerica furrowed her brow at him. “He wants her to be his herald. And you’re only going to put her in danger if you try to stop him.”

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Fri Apr 07, 2023 11:25 pm
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"How do you know that, though?"
"I’m thinking about the aurora borealis. You can’t tell if it really does exist or if it just looks like existing. All things are so very uncertain, and that’s exactly what makes me feel reassured." --Too-Ticky

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Sat Apr 08, 2023 12:21 am
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“Cause he told her.” She shrugged and started walking again.

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Sat Apr 08, 2023 3:01 am
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"He didn't tell her." He caught up to her, walking side by side. "He couldn't have because--again--he's asleep."
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Sat Apr 08, 2023 3:10 am
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“So was she.” Jerica shrugged again, glancing over at him. “Didn’t you listen to her? She said she told you her father said he wanted you to be her new father. She was all happy about that.”

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"That was a dream," he said uncomfortably.
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Sat Apr 08, 2023 5:43 pm
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“No.” She shook her head, then hesitated. “I mean… yeah, but that doesn’t mean it’s not real. If you believe the Seers why not Ky? She doesn’t lie.”

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Thu Apr 13, 2023 2:19 am
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"Ky's not a Seer, is why. She doesn't have those sorts of dreams. Maybe she thought she did, but..."
"I’m thinking about the aurora borealis. You can’t tell if it really does exist or if it just looks like existing. All things are so very uncertain, and that’s exactly what makes me feel reassured." --Too-Ticky

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Jerica stopped walking again and glared at him. “Oh, so she can make friends with the marrow man and trolls and has all kinds of spooky shit happen to her and you believe all that but a dream is too far to be believable.” She rolled her eyes. “Gotcha.”

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"A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni
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"Dreams are tricky things," he protested, face flushed. "All of that is--like, it's tangible. But dreaming--that's some really powerful stuff. Seers are kind of rare, and she's not even from here. Her attunement would be to the Southern gods if any. I don't understand why she'd suddenly be able to have Seer dreams when she hasn't displayed that power before."
"I’m thinking about the aurora borealis. You can’t tell if it really does exist or if it just looks like existing. All things are so very uncertain, and that’s exactly what makes me feel reassured." --Too-Ticky

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Thu Apr 13, 2023 3:42 pm
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“Oh yes because everything is exactly as it has been.” She looked at him flatly. “Nothing is different at all.”

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Thu Apr 13, 2023 11:41 pm
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"I mean--" Tomhas floundered. "Why would she tell you all this? She barely knows you."
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Thu Apr 13, 2023 11:52 pm
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Jerica scoffed. “Just because you’ve been sulking in your bedroom for the past month doesn’t mean we all have.” She hesitated, realizing that was unnecessarily harsh. “… that is to say… what I mean is… okay that came out wrong. But… I mean… you only knew her a few months before you decided she was your kid. And I really am her sister. So.”

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There is nothing more radical or counter-cultural, at the moment, than laying down one’s cynicism in favour of tender vulnerability.
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