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They stand there for another minute, in quiet contemplation, and then it seems like there's twenty things to do at once - a pyre to be made, and Daisy to be called back from where she's been hiding out in the desert, and Nine to be gotten down and thanked, and Isk to be debriefed. Pradnakt makes sure that Alek eats, too, a few handfuls of dried fruit, easy enough on his system in his current state.
the continuing story of Alek and Pradnakt
meant-to-keep
"Okay. I... guess we'll see how that goes." He turns his attention to finishing his breakfast.
Isk comes in shortly before he finishes his breakfast. He tells them about the plans for that day, and then he's done eating and they can get ready to leave.
like bread, remade
Daisy is another few minutes straightening the house up, and then they can take off for the town. When they get there, she takes the speeder and heads in.
to better see the light
About ten or fifteen minutes later, the emotional background noise of the town has a sudden spike of fear.
Pradnakt looks up from her datapad when it does, getting to her feet - "Are you coming?"
meant-to-keep
He's already setting his harp down when she asks, looking off in the direction of the town. "Of course."
to better see the light
She wastes no more time, but heads straight across the rough terrain toward the source of the emotion, detouring only for rock formations too big to leap and badly startling some cows in their pasture as she gets closer to civilization.
to better see the light
There's more fear, as they get closer, and anger, a sense of many people involved in both - no fighting, probably, not that it's easy to tell, from here. The impression is borne out by the shouting, as they get closer. And then Pradnakt unfurls her aura, stormy-dangerous-dark, and fear wins out completely, the crowd dispersing at a terrified run before they get there, leaving Daisy behind.
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