[IC] Day 22, Post Shards

[thexfactor]

[ knocking on Epona ]

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[grandstanding]

Maybe later.

[he gets back to what his thoughts say he was doing before Miles knocked, washing vegetables he's fetched from the castle grounds.]

Besides, it's yours.

[thexfactor]

I had plenty. Don't worry.

[grandstanding]

I won't.

[I don't know if this is enough, I might need to make another trip? Fruit might be easier...]

Was that all you needed? I'm not sure if Eveningstar is in right now.

[thexfactor]

That's fine. She has one of my shards and she can give it back later.

Do you need help with hunting?

[grandstanding]

No, why?

[thexfactor]

Ah. . . No, it's nothing.

[grandstanding]

[I haven't mentioned that I've been meaning to hunt... unless Eveningstar is telling people I roam the woods as a wolf hunting animals. I need to talk to her. Later.]

[he dumps the washed vegetables into a bowl.]

Is it something on your mind?

[thexfactor]

[ smiles, vaguely sardonic ]

No, Blade. It's not my mind.

[grandstanding]

Okay.

[cleaning off the benchtop]

[thexfactor]

Were you worried?

[grandstanding]

Not in particular, it was just an odd tangent.

[thexfactor]

Yes, of course.

[grandstanding]

Are you?

[thexfactor]

Am I -- Oh, yes, quite fine.

[grandstanding]

[A bit distracted, though. Did he only come to apologise?]

That's good to hear.

[thexfactor]

Well, I came to get my shard from Star -- Ah.

[grandstanding]

--what?

[thexfactor]

Nothing.

I should be going.

[grandstanding]

Miles, what's going on.

[thexfactor]

I think -- I know one of my skills are back. It's making it difficult. I think.

[grandstanding]

What skill?

[thexfactor]

The one where I could read minds.

[grandstanding]

[comprehension]

Is that why you keep changing the subject? You're answering what I'm thinking?

[thexfactor]

I'm not entirely used to it and to me, it doesn't sound different.

[grandstanding]

[How can it not...?]

Well, at least you've gotten it back.