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Their Isabella having just gone to welcome a new Bell into the peal, Kas and Petaal snuggle up together and take a nap. They'll want to be well rested for the party.
When they wake up, she still isn't back.
[Jane?]
No response.
Kas teleports down to the Janepoint, Petaal wrapped snake-shaped around his shoulders.
The display reads: error 7788: lycanthropy
"...So that's new," he says.
"No shit," says Petaal. "Now what?"
He shrugs. She coils tighter.
"Hang around and wait, I guess."
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Charlie chuckles and goes on holding the baby. "Thanks for bringing her by. Will we get to see much of her?"
"Gonna learn to be all witchy like her mommy," murmurs Charlie. "Just - mind she doesn't get into anything too big?"
"Kas says Isabella's coming back. I told you."
"Kas says Isabella's coming back. I told you."
"It was still too big," says Charlie.
"You're back," Ranata murmurs.
"So," Charlie says, "I can say that."
Everyone thinks the disappearance was related to the afterlife; it's a natural thought.
"You're back," Ranata murmurs.
"So," Charlie says, "I can say that."
Everyone thinks the disappearance was related to the afterlife; it's a natural thought.
truthwright
A natural thought and a rumour Kas started.
"If Helen wants to do something that impressive, I'm not stopping her," he says with a shrug.
"If Helen wants to do something that impressive, I'm not stopping her," he says with a shrug.
Charlie grits his teeth, and he doesn't tighten his grip on Helen, but he looks like he'd like to. The hackles on the back of his daemon's neck rise a bit.
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"What would I even do? I can ask her to be careful, but I can't make her listen."
"Well," says Charlie. "Do ask her."
Charlie nods, and he pet's Helen's hair. Ranata sits next to him and puts her arm around his shoulders.
It's a couple months after Kas has departed when Ranata says, [Are you thinking of bringing Helen by soon, dear?]
[Do you want me to come get her or are you coming too?]
[We'll see you soon, dear. The queen's got everyone to quiet down about where she came from.]
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[See ya!]
Cheating with teleportation, he arrives by cloud-pine a few hours later.
Cheating with teleportation, he arrives by cloud-pine a few hours later.
Charlie and Ranata are both home; Charlie reading a newspaper on the porch, Ranata fixing a few missing shingles on the roof.
truthwright
Petaal lands on the roof, wearing witch-silks and carrying Kalavar while Kas carries Helen.
"Hello, dear," says Ranata, holding her arms out for the baby. Cas lands on Petaal's wrist to peer at Kalavar.
"Hello there, Helen," coos Ranata. "How's my secret grandbaby? Is she cute as a button? She is." She abandons the work in the middle and swings herself onto her cloudpine to come down off the roof and let Charlie have a look, moving slowly so Petaal can follow with Helen's daemon close enough for comfort.
Charlie coos over the baby too, and asks, "So what have you and Helen been up to?"