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Soon enough, Arlen has packed everything Nior deems necessary, and Harin has secured his adventure kit/combat bindle. They are ready for adventure.

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All this talk of Aslan has left Harin feeling somewhere between "better than he's felt in his life" and "full of holes ripped in his heart". He excuses himself quietly and goes to sit on the dam and feel things.

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Mir glances after him and wonders about the balance of politeness, appropriateness, and safety concerns. Then he sighs and doesn't follow.

"Is your friend all right? It's awfully cold out there."

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"Yeah... do you have a coat or a blanket I could bring him?"

"Oh, we've got blankets aplenty, though my sewing machine's hardly what it once was. I'll show you, you can take one to him. Such a nice boy."

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"Thanks very much," says Mir.

Mrs. Beaver bustles along to the linen closet and provides Mir with a downright obnoxiously fluffy blanket. "And it's all warm and dry, so that's well and good. And take up a cup of tea, as well. Or two, one for yourself. And you'd better have some biscuits..." She bustles together a basket for him to bring Harin.

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Mir eventually escapes. He goes out to Harin, basket in hand, blanket over arm.

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Harin is sitting outside, hugging his knees, and learning the principle that leaving the room when you are upset does not accomplish very much for your emotional state unless someone follows you out.

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Mir puts the basket down beside Harin, shakes out the blanket, wraps it around Harin's shoulders, picks up the basket, sits down, and hands Harin a warm cup of tea.

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Harin has difficulty maneuvering his hands around blanket and tea simultaneously. He tears up a bit.

"This is stupid."

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"I have no idea what you're talking about, but I disagree anyway," says Mir, hugging him.

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Harin leans his head into Mir's shoulder. "Trying to drink tea through a blanket. Stupid. And... whatever this is, this sad thing I'm being. Being sad is dumb. I don't like it."

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"Trying to drink tea through a blanket is an interesting logistical challenge. Being sad is..." He sighs. "Sometimes unavoidable." Hug.

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"Well, yeah. Extra unavoidable when it's happening because of some stupid magic word that everybody keeps saying. Doesn't mean it isn't dumb."

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"It makes you sad?"

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Harin sighs. "No. It... makes me happy. Really, really happy. And then it stops, and it's just back to... normal. Not good enough. Needing to be better. It feels like I'm already there, when I'm hearing it, and then I remember I'm not."

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"Oh."

Mir leans into him and hugs him even hugglier.

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Harin extends the blanket to encompass them both. He may be sad, but Mir is a nice addition to any situation.

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Blanket! Hugs!

"I feel like that sometimes too," says Mir. "About not being good enough."

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"That's... strange. You are."

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"Yeah," he says. "Funny thing."

Hug.

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Harin continues to accept hug. And think.

Arlen Kallem

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Meanwhile, inside the dam, Arlen grows uncomfortable.

"This tea is lovely, and I've had way too much of it. Excuse me."

He navigates his way out of the dam, past the snuggling persons, and acceptably far away from everyone, then pauses.

"...Are any of you trees people?"