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Arlen Kallem has recently come into possession of a boat. Well, actually he's recently come into possession of a few things, given his mother just died. But most relevantly, he has a boat. And a friend, with whom he can boat. These facts are relevant.
Harin has no objections to boating; he's still in shock, as far as Arlen can tell, which is pretty unreasonable, considering it's been like a week since his dad died, and the guy was a complete asshole. But it does make him conveniently portable and boat-able. Arlen is the skipper and Harin is the something. They are the perfect team.
Even the most perfect team can make dumb mistakes, though. Like drifting farther out to sea than intended. Or not noticing a hurricane brewing. Or being swept across the ocean until they smash onto the far shore. That sort of thing.
Ari, sprawled on the beach, has a pillow; the pillow is a large chunk of rock protruding from the sand. It's such a lovely pillow. Very comfortable. He's going to sleep now. Harin has similar opinions on the subject.
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sonofsnow
sonofsnow
"Well, I'll tell everybody to come up. Oh, and she said I could marry your brother!"
Ari scurries away once more, to gather the rest of them, without waiting for a response.
Ari scurries away once more, to gather the rest of them, without waiting for a response.
sonofsnow
"Hey, Possibly Mom, Miraen's upstairs and his legs are still broken, should we shift upwards?"
sonofsnow
Arlen induces Harin to carry him, as this is his second time going up the stairs in as many minutes. And he was sprinting the other time. Harin carries him dutifully.
dontbelieveinfairies
"Hi! Sorry for not coming up before, everything got, um, a little hectic."
greatcomposure
"Hello, dear." She goes over to his comfortable chair and leans down to hug him. "Have you been staying out of trouble?"
dontbelieveinfairies
"Technically, you could call letting two strange tall children stay in your house 'trouble'," notes Harin.
first-and-final
"Me neither," contributes Miraen. "I like these strange tall children."
sonofsnow
In lieu of saying something adorable, Arlen elects to simply flop onto the floor and hug Nior's leg.
first-and-final
It is.
A couple of days later, Miraen is finally allowed to stand up and walk around again. He celebrates by running up and down the gentle slopes of the hill next to the house.
The day after that, shortly after breakfast with the other children, when Carielle has gone upstairs to read a book, Miraen says abruptly: "Who wants to go exploring?"
A couple of days later, Miraen is finally allowed to stand up and walk around again. He celebrates by running up and down the gentle slopes of the hill next to the house.
The day after that, shortly after breakfast with the other children, when Carielle has gone upstairs to read a book, Miraen says abruptly: "Who wants to go exploring?"
