Guardian Angel Haruki

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After Pylia made her comment, Sylvia added thoughtfully, “I wonder if it has anything to do with a heart. And if there are any caves near here at all...” When Pylia looked to Andrews so did Sylvia. After Pylia mentioned Andrews, Sylvia agreed, That may be a possibility. I’ll see if I can talk to him about it,”

After saying so, she approached Andrews and Elena, kneeled down on one knee so they’re eye level with each other. She softly spoke, “Hey, Andrews. How ya holding up?”

After he answers her question, she asks, “Hey, can you tell me more about the dream you had?”

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Sylvia blinked and she asked, perplexed at the answer, “...What...?” She snapped out of her thoughts when Shortfang asked about the doll. She answered Shortfang, “An oracle doll. It answers any question once per day. I use it for situations I don’t quite understand, or for preparation ahead of time,”

After she answered Shortfang she looked to Pylia and told her “All the doll said was ‘Waiting to be Awakened’”

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Sylvia nodded and answered “Yeah, it might! I’ll give it a shot now,” As Shortfang returned with fish, she brought out the doll from her backpack. After looking at Pylia once more, she looked back at the doll and asked it, “Who, or what, is the figure I saw in my vision last night?” She made sure not say dream this time.

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Sylvia nodded and agreed ponderously, "Maybe," She then told Pylia, "Maybe we'll end up finding that cave while we help Andras, Elena, and Andrews with their cart and horse problem. I think I'll ask the doll about the figure in the dream before we head out again. Maybe I can get more information regarding the person I saw in the dream,"

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Sylvia followed Pylia away from the campfire and earshot of the others. Sylvia shook her head and answered "I don't know what to think right now, other than something big is happening right now," She then informed Pylia, "Andrews was not the only one who had a dream last night. I had a dream last night as well. But I don't know what it was I saw. I only saw flashes, but there was a cave, and something in it. It looked like a man in armor, but it wasn't and it had a green glow in its chest. It reached out towards me and called out, only saying 'Heart'. When Andrews said that the hero has a good heart just now, the dream came back but with an additional detail that I hadn't heard last night: the sound of rushing water. This...This can't be a coincidence,"

She asked Pylia, "What do you make of this? I want to ask Andrews more about what he saw of his dream last night, but..."

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Sylvia stopped and sat stiffly after Andrews finished talking about the dream. Her senses were overwhelmed with her own dream from last night, and this time...there was an additional sound to it now. The sound of roaring water. But...there wasn't any water in the cave she was in...was there?

She was in shock. After the dream came back to her like that, she realized that the boy had a dream...and it was about her. She wasn't gripping her bowl that still had some soup in it, and it fell from her hands while her hands remained in the same position. She didn't say anything in response to the father. She could only nod dumbly to him as he wandered off. She slowly looked down to the ground as she thought about it.

The boy saw the dream, and she saw a dream last night. It's not a coincidence they met up. But if wasn't a coincidence, then that meant that the gods...just practically set them up to die...if she hadn't been there...

She snapped out of it when Pylia asked her question. Sylvia at first kept her eyes towards the ground as she answered, "Well, we can't just leave the family alone on this one. It's still not safe out on the roads. And besides...Pylia..."

She then looked at her in the eyes with a serious look and a tone in her voice that indicated something serious was going on, "I don't think our running into this family was merely a coincidence anymore," The tone was clear: She needed to talk to Pylia...

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Sylvia listened to the family as they spoke and informed them what happened right before their caravan arrived. Sylvia felt a little worse when she heard that the woman who died was the mother and wife of the family. While Sylvia never met her own mother, who died a little after Sylvia was born, she could never imagine what Andrew and Elena were going through right now...

Why did the bandits take great pleasure in causing harm like this....?

At the mention of repayment, Sylvia answered them, “Oh please don’t worry about repaying us. We’re just glad we were able to help,” She then told them, “I truly am sorry for your loss. I hope you can rest assured that those bandits will never plague the roads again,” She then offered “We’re heading to Gransys ourselves. If you want to, and Ferric is okay with it, you can travel with us,”

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Sylvia nodded as she started serving the tomato soup and grilled cheese, “Thanks Pylia, the soup and sandwiches are ready! It’s a dish from back home,” She moved to give the first five dishes to everyone else who wanted the meal before serving the last one for herself. She hoped that the meal would not just taste as good as it smelled, but would also soothe the soul at least a little.

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Okie dokey!

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Sylvia looked to Ferric as he reassured her. He had hit the nail right on the head when it came to what she was thinking. She was silent as he listened. When he finished she nodded and answered, "I will. Thank you again, Ferric,"

She then turned her attention to Pylia when she called her over. She answered as she walked over to the campfire, "Of course!" She was glad to have the opportunity to take her mind off of death through cooking. She took the herb mixture and nodded. She started boiling the water as Pylia asked her question.

"I'm not sure. I think it's because of this ring," She showed the water walking ring to Pylia, with it remaining on her hand.

As she boiled the water for the tea, she thought about what to cook for everyone. She once again recalled her past, when there were rainy days or times when she was sad or upset. She remembered how her grandparents made her tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich on those days. With those memories in mind, Sylvia decided to see if she can make a kind of soup and sandwiches for everyone.