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                     Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:09 am 
 
 
                        
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			                "Four," she answered, proudly. "And one brother, but I don't talk to him much. He tends to hide out in the garden. Daddy Eclipse says he's the only wise one in the castle. Or something like that."             
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                     Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:11 am 
 
 
                        
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			                "Why would he say something like that?" That sounded an awful lot like favoritism. Weren't parents supposed to avoid that when it came to their children?             
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                     Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:14 am 
 
 
                        
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			                "Because," Selene giggled, "Daddy Eclipse has to deal with all of us. He used to tell us that he had his hooves full with Daddy Raenef alone. When we came along, he couldn't keep up with us."             
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                     Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:16 am 
 
 
                        
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			                "Oh," Ravi tried to consider that. He didn't want to think poorly of her father. Especially when he couldn't detect any resentment in her expression or voice.              
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                     Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:18 am 
 
 
                        
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			            	While he thought, Selene finally decided to make her move. She bounced forward and pushed aside the branches of the bushes where his voice had been coming from. 	         
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                     Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:19 am 
 
 
                        
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			                However, he'd already moved on, and watched her from the shadow of a tall tree, not that far away. "What are you doing?"             
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                     Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:21 am 
 
 
                        
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			                "Trying to find you," Selene answered, spinning and trying to pinpoint where his voice had come from this time. "Hold still."             
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                     Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:23 am 
 
 
                        
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			                "I don't think I should," Ravi chuckled. "You seemed pretty serious when you told me I wouldn't want you to find me."             
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                     Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:25 am 
 
 
                        
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			                "I was joking," Selene told him, though really she hadn't been.             
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                     Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:26 am 
 
 
                        
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			                "Why would you joke about something like that?" Ravi asked, doubtfully.             
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                     Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:28 am 
 
 
                        
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			                "I don't know," she shrugged. "Because it's fun? Why don't you want me to see you?"             
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                     Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:29 am 
 
 
                        
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			                "It's fun to hide from me?" she blinked, shocked. What kind of answer was that? Really!             
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                     Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:30 am 
 
 
                        
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			                "It's fun having you chase me," he clarified, chuckling.              
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                     Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:31 am 
 
 
                        
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			                "You should let me catch you," Selene coaxed. "Then we could have some real fun."             
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