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"Thank you, Thank you, Thank you so much!" Anezka nearly pounced Trabor as he told Leshya'e the information the they would need. Hugging her arms around him, she nuzzled her head against him, "I'll be sure to come back and thank you when I get my wings, I will...I really will...Thank you, Brother!"

Leshya'e nodded and was going to thank Trabor, but was taken aback by the label Anezka put upon him. She looked down to her and then up to him, furrowing her brow a bit.

Leax stepped up to the open door, but only barely allowed himself to peer out. Now was a moment, separated only by those few steps from Lorelei, that his own lucidness returned, and he somewhat realized that they had been under a bit of an enchantment. He thought it was of love- and perhaps, in some way it was- but the thought of the control was enough to keep him planted to that step- and not run to embrace her or tell her that he would be hers- for he knew that if he did, there would be no way to let her stay with her home, or he with his.

"To the port, then," he said, very softly- then gazed once more at the woman before locking himself inside Allegro.

Anezka bounced a bit and then curtsied as Trabor left. She turned and buried her head into Leshya'e, hugging her waist and smiling into her skirts. Lesh was still feeling a bit confused at the two of them refering to each other as siblings, but she shrugged it off and hugged Anezka. "Well...Let's get back to Varekai now, shall we?" Anezka looked up and nodded, taking her mothers hand and skipping as she walked. "Oh, I just can't wait to find Orrel...I hope he can help me!"

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"Everyone always does good and bad things, Annjette." Algonya answered carefully, not wanting to give the girl either a sense of terror... or also, one of false hope. Her voice was as scratched and flawed as usual, and yet, an almost motherly tone overlapped its ugliness.

"You will just have to work harder to balance your two sides- not let either rule the other. You see, Annjette... when we are balanced, the meij leaves us be, for the most part. It sees that we have harnessed our powers- or used them- to positive effect, for we are still whole. Some fortunettes are born balanced- they do not have the duplicity that you and I have." She paused, regretting having included herself in the explanation. There was no need to frighten the girl- to give her an idea of her possibe future. But there was no way to return the words to her malformed beak... and so.. she continued. "And so, when our balance is off- even to favor our lighter element, the meij becomes worries, and steps in for our behalf. And it can do terrible things to correct those flaws. It does not always know how to handle us, once we are outside the meij.

...When we are born, and live within the meij, we are under its will completely- and not tainted by the outside world. We can be shaped, moulded, and our flaws buffed out by its wholeness and its magic. But once we separate from it- to live in this world as Fortunettes... it still tries to protect us, but cannot possibly shape us as it once did. So... just know to try and be whole, Annjette. ...Not "good"."

With that, Algonya had no more words, left. She was tired, and had exhausted her speech. It was more than she had spoken solid in years- and those were back in the days when she still had lips to use. Now, her tongue was dry and her limbs were sore from attempting to stand so long like a human- or, even as a bird- since she had the disparate muscles of both. So she settled for one last hug with the girl, then placed a hand over her heart once more... and shuffled back for her wagon, wondering if she'd ever see Annjette again, except in her dreams.