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[dropoffs]

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[naeddre]

[silence, for a moment, and then:]

... Thank you. [she says, a little stiffly, but it's genuine.] For bringing him back.

[all four of them but. you know the one that matters most.]

[dropoffs]

You're welcome. [ simple. like they know what this costs for throné, considering the stiffness. but they don't seem to mind as they accept their strong, dark tea from the robot and. sits. ]

... I know what it's like, to lose people. [ it's not. stiff, but it is a bit slow, like it's also costing them a little here even if they're also genuine. ] If I can help it, I do what I can to ensure that no one else has to suffer with it, least of all with those most important to them.

He's good. You're lucky to have one another.

[naeddre]

[another small pause.]

... Yes. [she agrees, finally, and she's a little less tense.] I don't know what I'd do if I didn't have him.

[a beat. the snake scales recede a little, and settle.]

I did have a question for you, though.

[dropoffs]

[ they give this the due respect it deserves, nodding and saying no more to that. they understand. and, honestly, adrastea would have been fine with throné's ire for what happened to her important person. ]

You mentioned. Ask away, I'll see what I can give you.

[naeddre]

[she's at least smart enough to recognize it wasn't really adrastea's fault, even if she's a baby.]

I assume you've been asked about the storms? Temenos has told me a little about these.

[dropoffs]

[ that gives them a pause. her pause. you got the unmask after this thread happened. ]

He and I talked about them in particular, yes. It's... a conundrum for us. We've been spending the week so far slowly leaving a haze, and it hasn't fully cleared up yet.

The storms are one of the things that hasn't cleared up. I can explain what they are, at least, and know that they happen. But any in particular that happened during our tour aren't something that I remember currently.