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Two Crows Watch from the Gallows Tree (part 13)



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Fri Jul 08, 2022 5:50 pm
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“Thank you,” Ky murmured, ducking her head. “I… am not hopeful about that, either. But… I do genuinely appreciate the sentiment.” She glanced down the hall despite herself, looking for ghosts.

"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus
"From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf
"A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni
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Fri Jul 08, 2022 5:54 pm
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Sara watched her. "I understand that."
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No you don’t.

Ky nodded. “…I have a feeling something is going to happen soon, though. For the worst or for the better.” Definitely for the worst.

"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus
"From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf
"A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni
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"What do you suppose it'll be?" she asked, brow furrowed. "How soon?"
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Ky glanced at her, surprised she was taking her seriously. She flushed a little and shrugged. “I… don’t know. I’m not a Seer. I just… have a bad feeling in my gut.”

"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus
"From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf
"A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni
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Fri Jul 08, 2022 6:07 pm
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"Gut feelings are often the most accurate," she mused. "I was in the village last year picking up food and I suddenly felt sick to my stomach. When I got home I found out Mattathias had taken a tumble down the stairs around the same time."
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Fri Jul 08, 2022 6:09 pm
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Ky cringed. “Was he okay?”

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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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"He was alright, yes, just a bump on the head. But it swelled up to a goose egg."
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“That’s… unfortunate,” she said with another grimace. “Glad it wasn’t worse.”

"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus
"From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf
"A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni
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Fri Jul 08, 2022 6:17 pm
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She nodded. "So am I. Gaius was in a panic when I got home, but Sera made sure Mattathias had ice and a sweet to make him feel better. The poor lad was up and about again pretty fast."
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Fri Jul 08, 2022 6:23 pm
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“Kids tend to be pretty resilient,” Ky agreed with a nod. “Thankfully.”

"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus
"From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf
"A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni
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Fri Jul 08, 2022 6:25 pm
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"Absolutely. I'm very glad of that; they'll certainly need it if the gods are coming back." She shuddered.
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Fri Jul 08, 2022 6:27 pm
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Ky furrowed her brow and shoved her hands in her pockets. “It’ll take more than that.”

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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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She was silent for a few more moments, contemplating that. "I'd rather not think about how hard it'll be."
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Ky glanced over at her. “…sorry.” She looked back down the hall. No need to drag Sara into her pity party. She was going to have a hard enough job of encouraging Gaius as it was, without Ky putting her into a bad headspace to begin with.

"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus
"From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf
"A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni
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