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"I've never been. What was it like?"

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"Anwar says it better than I do, but - don't ask him, it's not worth it," he says. "It was..." He shakes his head and sighs. "It wasn't that much more beautiful than any other beautiful planet, really. It was the people, the culture, that made it what it was."

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"They don't--tell us much, about these things, on the Core planets. It's part of why I left Sihnon. I've tried to--find out what I could, after I left, but..."

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"Do you know about the þainneið?"

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"I do not."

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"It's... the þainneið is the oath you take to become a thane," he says. "It comes from Thule, but the settlers adapted it when they got to Evaras. A thane is - well, I was going to compare them to knights, but I think knights are the wrong image... being a thane means that if there's a problem around, and nobody else is solving it, it's now your problem. The main part of it goes - 'none shall go hungry that my hand can feed, and none shall be killed that my hand can protect'... I feel like the þainneið says a lot of the really important things about what Evaras was like."

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"...Yeah, there's no way that's ever going to become common knowledge on the Core planets."

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"For all I know, Anwar and I might be the only thanes left."

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"Not what I meant, but also a good point."

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"Yeah, I know, I just - I wish there was enough left of the things I loved about Evaras for them to outlive me, and I don't think there is."

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"...Yeah. I hadn't thought of it that way, but--it makes sense. I suppose you could teach your children, if you ever have any, but..."

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"That's not a responsibility I'm anywhere near ready for, and I'm not sure I ever will be. And I don't think Anwar's going to remarry anytime soon. I don't know."

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"Yeah, I didn't think so."

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"Wouldn't have to be our kids, but..." He shrugs. "Well. I've told you, I guess."

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"Yes. Thank you for telling me."

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He smiles. "I'm - glad it's the kind of thing you're glad to know."

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"I--I'm a Companion because I like people, mostly. What happened to Evaras was--

There's so little left, and so few people who care--but it's my job to care. And most Companions wouldn't see it that way but fuck them."

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He smiles wryly. "Sounds almost like a thane."

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Wryly: "I think my responsibility to solve problems covers a rather narrower set of problems. But it's a flattering comparison nonetheless."

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"Well, even thanes aren't supposed to solve literally everything. You do what you can."

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"All anyone can do, really."

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"Yeah."

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Hug.

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Hug. "Thanks," he murmurs.

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"You're very much welcome."

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