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Two Crows Watch from the Gallows Tree (part 8)



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Thu Mar 31, 2022 11:36 pm
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Tadaaki and Zander both returned the nods. It was so tough when, well, basically none of them spoke the same language. Who should he greet? Which language should he pick? Zander decided to feel out whether May was scared of him or would be receptive to a chat, so he switched to Moon Speech. “How are you today?”

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Thu Mar 31, 2022 11:41 pm
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May looked up, offering a small and polite smile. "I'm well. Thank you."
"Does this one speak Nortung also?" Ivar asked, glancing around. No one he could see spoke Nortung.
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Thu Mar 31, 2022 11:43 pm
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“Very poorly,” Zander answered. “But I can understand more than I speak.”

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He nodded. "Your accent is better than the girl's. You are well?"
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“I am.” Zander inclined his head. He figured Ivar was talking about Ky after the way she’d been tripping last night doing her very best and failing miserably. “You mean Ky?”

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"From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf
"A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni
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Fri Apr 01, 2022 12:16 am
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"I do. She will improve." Ivar glanced at May. "She taught us greetings today in the hall in three languages. My own, Upper Tongue, and Moon Speech."
"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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Zander smiled. That absolutely sounded like something Ky would do. “I’m sure she’s eager to learn.”

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"And where did you learn?"
"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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Fri Apr 01, 2022 12:28 am
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“I spent a few weeks in region a few years back.” Zander cleared his throat, aware that his pronunciation was slipping near the end. “Not long.”

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Ivar frowned. "And how did you find it? Did you spend time with a particular tribe?"
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“Cold,” Zander said playfully. “But I enjoyed it. No particular tribe. Just passed through.”

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"From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf
"A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni
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Ivar nodded gravely. "It is very cold in the North. Did you run across white bears?"
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Fri Apr 01, 2022 12:44 am
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“Thankfully, no. Only…” he wanted to say taxidermy, but didn’t have any idea what that word was in Nortung. “Dead ones that.. are inside?”

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"Hides?" Ivar suggested. "Pelts?"
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Zander furrowed his brow. “That look real.”

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