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Kas is sadder, after Inkeri's prophecy. And it gets worse as time goes on. The closer they get to Isabella's return, the more it hurts.
He tries to do the best he can for Helen regardless. Helen, in turn, hugs him a lot and doesn't fuss when he cries on her. They make a good team that way.
truthwright
telesonorous
Helen is very shortly visible dashing back across the waste. She tackle-hugs her daemon; Kalavar nuzzles her exuberantly.
telesonorous
"Good plan," says Helen.
"I'll race you!" says Kalavar.
"I'll ride you," laughs Helen.
"Ooh," says Kalavar. "Better plan!"
"Lunch first," Helen says firmly.
"I'll race you!" says Kalavar.
"I'll ride you," laughs Helen.
"Ooh," says Kalavar. "Better plan!"
"Lunch first," Helen says firmly.
telesonorous
Om nom nom lunch lunch lunch.
And then it is time to fly!
Helen climbs on Kalavar's back holding her cloudpine. It is surprisingly comfortable. The wind is good enough that Kalavar hardly has to run; she just spreads her wings, lumbers into the wind for a few steps, and lifts off.
And then it is time to fly!
Helen climbs on Kalavar's back holding her cloudpine. It is surprisingly comfortable. The wind is good enough that Kalavar hardly has to run; she just spreads her wings, lumbers into the wind for a few steps, and lifts off.
telesonorous
Kalavar has a pretty good sustained top speed. A cloudpine could outpace her, but not by a lot.
And flying daemonback is, apparently, even more fun than flying cloudpine.
And flying daemonback is, apparently, even more fun than flying cloudpine.
truthwright
The moment they land, Kas is there to hug his daughter.
"Lookit you, button," he says.
"And look at you," says Petaal to Kalavar, running her fingers (she is presently human) along those gorgeous black feathers. "You're just - magnificent."
"Lookit you, button," he says.
"And look at you," says Petaal to Kalavar, running her fingers (she is presently human) along those gorgeous black feathers. "You're just - magnificent."
telesonorous
"Oh!" exclaims Kalavar. "Argentavis magnificens. That's what I am." She stretches her wings out to their full twenty-four-foot span, then folds them again and gives Petaal a nuzzle.
telesonorous
"I am," Kalavar agrees smugly. "I'm amazing."
"You are," laughs Helen. "Hey, spinach, can we - go? I don't know, somewhere? I want to go places and see things."
"You are," laughs Helen. "Hey, spinach, can we - go? I don't know, somewhere? I want to go places and see things."
telesonorous
"I should say bye to my friends first," Helen decides. She gives Ranata a hug and whirls away to go look for Shura or Inkeri or both.
telesonorous
"We did it!" says Helen. "Now I think I'm going to go away for a few months and then come back and find someone to teach me more exciting kinds of magic."
telesonorous
"Thanks, I will!"
Is this an appropriate time for Exuberant Hugs? Helen thinks it might possibly be that.
Is this an appropriate time for Exuberant Hugs? Helen thinks it might possibly be that.
telesonorous
Well, they are exuberant from Helen. From Inkeri they are just hugs. But that's okay, that's how Inkeri is.
"Gonna go tell Shura," she says, "bye!"
And off she zips.
"Gonna go tell Shura," she says, "bye!"
And off she zips.