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Once he's satisfied, he carefully oils the blade, and then resheathes it, tying it to his belt. 

He looks around for her and, spotting her occupied, goes to settle in front of the fire and poke it back into wakefulness. He pulls out another ration and calls over to her, "Are you going to eat something?" 

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"Yeah, probably should..." She gets more food out of her pack. This appears to be some kind of hot noodle soup. "Do you want some? Artifacts aren't safe for humans but the noodles should be fine..."

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...He doesn't really want to risk it. His heart isn't the strongest, but at least its something. If he accidentally brushed the artifact... Well, he'd probably die, wouldn't he? And he can't, yet.

He shakes his head, "Thank you for the offer," he says, biting into his biscuit. 

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"Okay. Though if you change your mind, offer'll still be open."

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He nods. 

So they break their fast, and then he starts packing up, and tamping down the fire so they can go. 

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She helps!

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Then they will finish packing up and be on their way shortly. 

"How long a trip is this, exactly," he wonders as the make their way down the road. 

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"Two more days there, then I'm staying for a week."

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He wonders what they'll make of him. As well, "There are many artifacts in fairy cities, aren't there?" How is he going to avoid them?

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"Huh. I know there are in Marigolds? But I think the university has less. It's supposed to be quiet magically so the observatory doesn't have any interference."

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Well, that's better than the alternative. 

"I should not touch them," he says, "I don't know that I will recognise them on sight, however." 

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"I can tell what's an artifact and what isn't, and maybe we can get you some thick gloves or something."

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He nods, "Perhaps that will be enough." 

 

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"Hopefully! And a grown-up might know more, too."

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He's not exactly looking forward to meeting any adult fairies. But he won't let that interfere with his duty. 

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Walking walking walking, chattering the whole way about fairies she knows and places she's been. She's met the fairy they're going to meet once, mostly in passing, but still has a pretty solid grasp of her personality.

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What's this fairy like, then? So he has some idea of what they're walking into.

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She's pretty flighty, and doesn't have any particular devotion to one part of her field of study, so she bounces between subjects a lot. This is pretty normal for fairies, but she does it more than usual. She's absent minded, and forgets stuff. She's smart, though, with a good memory for interesting stuff. She knows a lot about her field, and is the best in it.

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"Which is... the study of stars?" He asks, guessing. 

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"Yeah! And some related stuff."

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He nods. 

After a moment, "You mentioned something about needing to talk to her about funding?" What for?

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"She wants state funding, but has been having trouble getting more than a little because the Queen doesn't see the use of a lot of what she does. I do, though."

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"For- flying ships?" He asks. 

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"Mostly for the investigation stuff. Flying ships would take a lot of work I think?"

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He has no idea how difficult it is to make artifacts, or artifact-driven items - only knows that broken hearts are involved. He nods. 

They can continue down the path, Kan offering awkward, careful little questions and comments as they go, and listening intently to her answers. 

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