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 Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 4:42 pm
*Kero smiles*
No, Pasa...the masters never came for me...I chose this path, long, long ago...nobody is coming to get you, I promise...
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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 4:46 pm
"But they always come... always... one day a child might be in the village and the next day there's a coin on their pillow.... payment, it is said... everyone weeps for a bit, then life goes on... but you never see them again... I don't want to go away."
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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 4:49 pm
*Kero smiles*
Nobody is going to take you from me, Pasa...I promise you that...even if you were a mage, they'd have to get out here, past the morkoths...do you really think they can get past them?
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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 4:54 pm
"I... I... don't know..." he stammers weakly. "They say if you aren't trained you go rogue... is that like a bad thing?"
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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 5:01 pm
*Kero shakes his head*
No...it merely means you lose control of your powers...with the help[ of a stronger mage, it's generally possible to get them back, though it is very difficult...
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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 5:05 pm
The boy leans against him, silent and thoughtful... "Will you help me?" he asks after a time... "Teach me?"
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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 5:07 pm
*Kero smiles*
Of course I will...I promise...
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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 5:27 pm
He sighs again and snuggles close. "Thank you..." he whispers in a relieved voice.
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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 5:58 pm
*Kero holds him close, gently stroking his hair*
You're welcome, son...don't worry...I'm here for you...
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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:02 pm
Is it hard to be a mage... will I have to do the things you do?" the boy asks quietly, but Kero can hear the worry in his voice.
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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:07 pm
*Kero nods, then shakes his head*
Yes, being a mage is difficult, but no...you will never have to touch my cursed power...ever...
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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:23 pm
The boy nods slowly. It seems he has a lot to think about, because he falls silent in that way he does when he's thinking hard about something. Kero can almost feel the wheels turning in his head.
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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:25 pm
*He simply holds the boy steady on his lap, gently rocking him back and forth*
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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:27 pm
"Mes'sirrah... is there anywhere we can go fishing here?"
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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:32 pm
*Kero starts...then nods*
Not in my Void...but I can easily take you somewhere...would you like to go?
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