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It's probably best to not be in contact with them but that rather necessitates giving them their own mages or leaving them to die. 

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I mean, I'm still intending to be around over there on a pretty regular basis, I can set them all up with whatever spells and magic objects it makes sens for them to have, but yeah, it'd definitely make more sense without some specific reason not to.

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And if you have to stop going over there when you're too stressed, that will make them afraid they've been abandoned and then they'll do reckless things.

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...yeah, that could happen. Sounds like a yes, then? Any advice on who to start with, or no? They'll be able to teach each other right away, so I assume they'll all end up with it anyway, but it might still matter.

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Ask Maitimo about keeping it to people who didn't swear the oath. I don't think he'll agree but we can ask.

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Sure.

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I don't think my cousins will use it to hurt people. I do worry.

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Yeah. She hugs him. Not unreasonable.

 

...kind of cruel to ask, though, with their memories gone.

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You mean because he won't know the people who'd be good choices? He's going to need to figure that out fast anyway.

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Yeah. And yeah, they'll need to, but I'm not sure they will, and anyway I'm going to have a hard time not letting them talk me into teaching their siblings without a better reason than I have, if they can bring that up.

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Yeah, figures. I don't think it'll be a disaster. 

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Yeah. If it would be I wouldn't.

What do you have for me to do today?

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You want to work? We've got enough set up that everyone's comfortable, it's okay if you'd rather sing or cuddle with people today.

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I could meet some people, sure. Good idea.

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So he flags down some people and introduces her and private-osanwë-explains that, species difference, she needs people to cuddle her and not be remotely nervous around her, can they do that?

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There's a degree of nervousness that's okay! It's just more 'new person, what are they like' than 'unfamiliar mage and/or minor deity'. She doesn't explain this but she does display it.

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And people are perfectly willing to sit and cuddle with her and talk and sing.

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This is... good? She's still pretty nervous about it, and more than once has to go a little ways off and lie down and pull herself back together. After the second time, she explains why - that kobolds aren't meant to be alone, that she was exiled over a misunderstanding, that she's having trouble adjusting to being around people again, that her twitchiness isn't because of them or anything they're doing.

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They are reassured to hear that. They were also exiled. Being exiled is awful.

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Yeah, no kidding. Well, at least they all have each other, now. Cuddles?

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Awesome. And then an hour later she's overwhelmed again and has to go take some deep breaths, but it's still progress.

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They cope with this fine.

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Good.

Eventually it starts to get late, and she thanks them for sitting with her and goes to find Findekáno.

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Hey. All okay?

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