"Aww." Donni looks disappointed. 

"At the point they get to the coffin, it's going to be obvious there was a switch. At that point putting some kind of dummy inside probably just looks insulting."

"...I guess that makes sense," Donni admits. 

And they can head back to the suite now? Savil is sort of anxious about being outside even if Van and 'Lendel are concealed. 

Sure. 

"I'm glad my confidence wasn't misplaced but I'm also glad I got the chance to confirm that in a low-stakes environment," she says as she carefully helps Van and 'Lendel back inside unseen. 

Savil nods. "I'll take Lancir over to see it in a bit, once he's free. Probably after supper - I'll call for some food for us."

Vanyel is shooting hopeful glances in the direction of their bedroom, but hasn't said anything.

"Probably you two shouldn't be out here when food arrives, c'mon," she says, gesturing at their room with one hand while pulling her dress on with the other. 

Vanyel follows her with relief, and immediately flops on their bed. "...I don't know why I'm so tired," he admits. 

"Feelings can do that. I don't know why, but it's definitely a thing." She hugs him. "Is it weird that I'm glad you two don't like girls and I can just change shapes in front of you without it being weird?"

"I don't think it's weird, but I'm kind of used to people being naked all the time, clothing is really optional in k'Treva." 

She giggles. "Good to know, I guess. That'll be interesting for Wilbur, I'm sure."

"I mean, 'optional' usually means you can keep it on if you want," Vanyel says.

He's quiet for a moment, then looks over at Tylendel. "...I think I should probably tell you more of the things. That happened when you - weren't here." The trouble is that he can't remember exactly where he left off. 

That sounds like a conversational topic that wants hugs. She snuggles up and makes a beckoning gesture at 'Lendel. 

Tylendel snuggles up at Vanyel's other side.

Vanyel takes a deep breath. "I was telling you about Lancir talking to me. After that is when Savil decided to take me to k'Treva. So there's another gap I don't remember at all, because they had to drug me for the Gate - I can't handle Gates at all, I mean, I can do the spell but it hurts a lot and I passed out when I tried to walk through. Lancir thinks it's because that's how my Gifts were ripped open, so I'm sensitive to it. Anyway, then Moondance kept me unconscious for a while because I needed a lot of Healing. So from my point of view, I went to sleep here and woke up in k'Treva." His voice is still pretty level at this point, but he reaches out to grip Lucy's hand. 

She squeezes his hand reassuringly. "I liked Moondance a lot," she adds for Tylendel's benefit. "He's really enthusiastic about healing."

"Moondance is enthusiastic about everything," Vanyel says. His smile fades quickly. "Anyway, so my channels were healed but I still wasn't trained. Starwind started training me. It - went all right, at first," aside from spending every third day unable to attend his lessons because he couldn't make himself get out of bed or stop crying, but he isn't going to bring that up right now. "But - the thing is, my mage-gift is really powerful. A lot stronger than Savil's. And - I was so scared to do offensive magic. I didn't want to hurt anyone. Starwind got impatient and he, um, tried to scare me into casting the lightning. By showing me an illusion of wyrsa. I - panicked - and I accidentally blasted him a lot harder than I meant to. Or than he'd thought I could, because I grabbed the Heartstone instinctively. So - he was hurt, and I was hurt, and everyone was really upset." 

"Wait, he did what?"

"He didn't remember the, um, the part where wyrsa - happened before. They're just a creature he has to fight all the time in the Pelagirs." Vanyel makes a face. "Savil was really mad at him about it. I don't think she felt sorry for him getting hurt at all." 

"No fucking kidding, if I'd found out while we were still traveling together I might have put something gross in his bedroll on principle. Hmm, no, not that, that would've punished Moondance too and he's innocent. The point stands."

Tylendel giggles despite himself. "Remind me never to get on your bad side." 

"Heh, don't worry, I like you and I'm bad at holding grudges. And I really don't think you're going to trip over Vanyel's triggers, considering. ...Or mine, that'd be a little hard probably, mine are hunger and not thinking clearly. Wilbur's involve judgmental townsfolk. You seem really unlikely to slap someone in the face with a week-old fish made of trauma."

Tylendel stiffens. :...I might by accident: he sends, privately. :By being stupid and careless. Like I have been before: 

:I mean, I think you're traumatized about all the things Van is except maybe Gates? And like. You can't...make me be hungry...or make it hard for me to think...and you're not going to think Wilbur is terrible for being weird, like, Wilbur is way less weird than I have already been at you. --Oh! There's the dogs thing, I almost forgot about the dogs thing. But I don't think that's super likely to come up--uh, Wilbur got bit really badly by some guard dogs once, he still has the scars, aggressive dogs frighten him and even the sedate ones he'd rather avoid. So if you love dogs I guess you could accidentally hit that one. The others I'm not seeing how you could hit them by being careless.:

:That's fair: Tylendel relaxes a little. He pulls Vanyel's head further onto his shoulder, strokes his hair. "Van, I'm going to want to punch him in the face when I see him next. I - probably shouldn't - but I'm going to want to."