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Dear Mr Curly,
I have done little travelling lately because I have been so dreadfully weary. Can it be true as the old Ecclesiastes said; that all things lead to weariness? Surely not. Perhaps the opposite is true: that all nothings lead to weariness. I have a peculiar feeling, Curly, that I am worn out from something I haven't yet done and the more I don't do it, the more exhausted I become. How strange. Could it be something I haven't realised? Perhaps it's something I haven't said? Something I haven't finished! It must be very large and true whatever it is and a lively struggle in the doing but I look forward to it immensely. I know I need it. First, however, I must curl up in my chair and sleep deeply with the duck. Perhaps I'll dream of this thing and wake up refreshed and do it. My fond wishes to you Mr. Curly, and to all Curly Flat.
Yours sleepily,
Vasco Pyjama
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P.S. Not having breakfast can make you weary. That's for sure!
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Sabine remained sitting down. Her face remained hard against Meesei's outburst, though she was still terrified inside. Meesei was acting so out of character that she was put on edge. It was enough that her reflexes kicked in when Meesei took a swing at her face. She threw up her arms and cringed her chin down, deflecting most of the blow, but still receiving scratches over her head. The start of a ward glowed in her hand before quickly fading out as she was shocked still.
Nothing sounded but Sabine's shallow breathing. She slowly lifted her head to look at Meesei with her face a red rictus of fear and despair. One high pitched, creaky word came from her mouth, barely audible. "Why?"
Before Meesei could so much as respond, Sabine began to hyperventilate in panic. She edged away, scrambled over to the edge of her seat on the bed, and ran for the door.
While Fendros kept his smile. He, too, lowered his brow in confusion. He shook his head to try and respond to the matter of whether she viewed death trivially, but she kept going. The straight question came with a straight enough answer, once Fendros thought about it for a second.
"Just some mercy, that's all," He said simply. "If that is something I am wrong about, if it's something you do and I haven't seen it, I am willing to admit that I'm wrong."
Nothing sounded but Sabine's shallow breathing. She slowly lifted her head to look at Meesei with her face a red rictus of fear and despair. One high pitched, creaky word came from her mouth, barely audible. "Why?"
Before Meesei could so much as respond, Sabine began to hyperventilate in panic. She edged away, scrambled over to the edge of her seat on the bed, and ran for the door.
While Fendros kept his smile. He, too, lowered his brow in confusion. He shook his head to try and respond to the matter of whether she viewed death trivially, but she kept going. The straight question came with a straight enough answer, once Fendros thought about it for a second.
"Just some mercy, that's all," He said simply. "If that is something I am wrong about, if it's something you do and I haven't seen it, I am willing to admit that I'm wrong."
"No. Do not even dare." Sabine shook her head. "Do not push me away, Meesei. I need you to calm down and listen to me."
Sabine was evidently fearful by her racing heart and quivering arm, but her face turned to Meesei with a resolute scowl that was only seen at her limits. She had never stood up to Meesei like this before. "I do not want you to do this for my future. I do not want you to sacrifice this much for me. And you can not fool me into thinking that the next time you go in will be the time you find a way to end the war. You can no longer fool me for the next time, the time after that, or any other time anymore. I am here because I am watching my mother fade away for a false hope that she likes and it is causing me pain. I am not turning against you. You know I could any time I like, but I have not. I will not. The clans will turn against you before I do. They are closer to doing that. Much closer. And you already know why. So listen. Do not just push away."
Fendros leaned his head back and scrunched his eyes in futility. Ahnasha was still missing the point. Still, her later words did make his expression soften. He faced her with more sympathy. "Ahna, you know I love you. You are a talented, intelligent woman who has done more amazing things than anyone in the world. I am not trying to make you out to be some monster, and I'm sorry if I am coming across like that."
He shifted to lift one knee and sit on his side, facing Ahnasha more directly. He tried to speak candidly, as if the issue was not as serious as he had previously let on. "Look, if you make me one easy promise, I will never bother you about this ever again. Promise me that, outside of a fight, or life-or-death, and so on, you will not kill anyone unless you would do the same if it were me you were killing." Fendros lifted a small attempt at a reassuring smile.
Sabine was evidently fearful by her racing heart and quivering arm, but her face turned to Meesei with a resolute scowl that was only seen at her limits. She had never stood up to Meesei like this before. "I do not want you to do this for my future. I do not want you to sacrifice this much for me. And you can not fool me into thinking that the next time you go in will be the time you find a way to end the war. You can no longer fool me for the next time, the time after that, or any other time anymore. I am here because I am watching my mother fade away for a false hope that she likes and it is causing me pain. I am not turning against you. You know I could any time I like, but I have not. I will not. The clans will turn against you before I do. They are closer to doing that. Much closer. And you already know why. So listen. Do not just push away."
Fendros leaned his head back and scrunched his eyes in futility. Ahnasha was still missing the point. Still, her later words did make his expression soften. He faced her with more sympathy. "Ahna, you know I love you. You are a talented, intelligent woman who has done more amazing things than anyone in the world. I am not trying to make you out to be some monster, and I'm sorry if I am coming across like that."
He shifted to lift one knee and sit on his side, facing Ahnasha more directly. He tried to speak candidly, as if the issue was not as serious as he had previously let on. "Look, if you make me one easy promise, I will never bother you about this ever again. Promise me that, outside of a fight, or life-or-death, and so on, you will not kill anyone unless you would do the same if it were me you were killing." Fendros lifted a small attempt at a reassuring smile.
Sabine finally looked back at Meesei when she touched her. "The others? Meesei, I have seen everything before they even talked about it." Sabine's gaze did not last long before she looked down and to one side again. "You are not...present anymore. When I see you, you are distant. You hardly speak. You forget things. Each time you go into the book, it gets worse, and there is nothing I can do about it because all you do is tell me to trust you. I have told myself I can trust you hundreds of times up until this point, and each time you get worse."
After a couple of huffed breaths, Sabine's eye began to redden. "I am not a scared little girl anymore. I have learned. Learned enough to see what is happening to you, even if you cannot. So...no, I do not know if I can trust you. Not anymore. Not with that." Sabine pointed to the book nearby. "You are searching for a grain of sand in an ocean. You have no guarantee. You cannot even say that you would find a solution at all, even if it should exist. You need to stop. I need you to stop. Or, at least...go back to the schedule you had at the beginning. Otherwise things are going to start falling down around you and you will not care. You will get angry like you did before, or maybe you are now, and then push everything else away. Please."
"I think you are confusing what I am trying to ask," Fendros said He did not break eye contact. "The question wasn't about the effectiveness of such a plan, or whether I would make such sacrifices to save Meesei. Certainly, I would." He raised a hand. "I have just always seen taking lives as a last resort. You have suggested to do so without any second thought. Here and before."
After a couple of huffed breaths, Sabine's eye began to redden. "I am not a scared little girl anymore. I have learned. Learned enough to see what is happening to you, even if you cannot. So...no, I do not know if I can trust you. Not anymore. Not with that." Sabine pointed to the book nearby. "You are searching for a grain of sand in an ocean. You have no guarantee. You cannot even say that you would find a solution at all, even if it should exist. You need to stop. I need you to stop. Or, at least...go back to the schedule you had at the beginning. Otherwise things are going to start falling down around you and you will not care. You will get angry like you did before, or maybe you are now, and then push everything else away. Please."
"I think you are confusing what I am trying to ask," Fendros said He did not break eye contact. "The question wasn't about the effectiveness of such a plan, or whether I would make such sacrifices to save Meesei. Certainly, I would." He raised a hand. "I have just always seen taking lives as a last resort. You have suggested to do so without any second thought. Here and before."
For another few seconds, Sabine sat in quiet moderation.
"You say that every time." Sabine's voice twinged upward from her suppressed emotion. "You spend longer in there, each time. You get worse. Each time, you say it is necessary. How long do you truly need to be in the book to find the answer? Do you know?" Sabine's brow began to tighten. "Will that be the same next week? Do you even know if the answer is in there? You keep changing the answers to these questions and end up spending more time in the book. It is getting harder to trust you. I want to trust you."
Fendros did not want this talk to turn into another shouting contest, as it often did.
"I'm sorry, Ahna, but I did not see any other way that plan would work," Fendros responded matter-of-factly, yet with reservation to not escalate. He raised his hands. "Look, I'm not here to disparage your ideas, it just felt strange to throw away a life for this issue. Granted, it is important. It just seemed wholly unnecessary, clan member or not. And this has been going on for longer than today."
Fendros sighed and rolled his head to look Ahnasha in the eyes. His voice was low and sincere. "Lives really have become cheaper to you, haven't they?"
"You say that every time." Sabine's voice twinged upward from her suppressed emotion. "You spend longer in there, each time. You get worse. Each time, you say it is necessary. How long do you truly need to be in the book to find the answer? Do you know?" Sabine's brow began to tighten. "Will that be the same next week? Do you even know if the answer is in there? You keep changing the answers to these questions and end up spending more time in the book. It is getting harder to trust you. I want to trust you."
Fendros did not want this talk to turn into another shouting contest, as it often did.
"I'm sorry, Ahna, but I did not see any other way that plan would work," Fendros responded matter-of-factly, yet with reservation to not escalate. He raised his hands. "Look, I'm not here to disparage your ideas, it just felt strange to throw away a life for this issue. Granted, it is important. It just seemed wholly unnecessary, clan member or not. And this has been going on for longer than today."
Fendros sighed and rolled his head to look Ahnasha in the eyes. His voice was low and sincere. "Lives really have become cheaper to you, haven't they?"
Sabine did not validate Meesei's reason with a response that addressed it. She sat still while hiding the same sadness that came over her at the dinner. It took a few moments for her to even resume speaking.
"You are in your book more than you are with anything else." Sabine had thought about what she wanted to say. She made a conscious effort to avoid sounding like she was accusing Meesei. "Do you...enjoy being in there?"
Fendros nodded. "Yes. To be honest, I think replacing the book with the letter would be better suited to you than Sabine," he said. "Granted, it is probably best that Sabine be the one that leaves in this case, but...I am getting sidetracked." Fendros sucked in a breath through his teeth and took Ahnasha's hand. "Let's talk over here."
With a short walk, Fendros lead Ahnasha to a storage spot where they would probably not be disturbed. Once Fendros had confirmed their privacy, he sat down with his back against a crate and bid Ahnasha join him.
"Back there, you suggested that we pin burgling the book on someone in the clan," Fendros said casually, if hesitantly. "I have begun wondering...who in the clan do you think actually deserves that? I've heard you speak that way against Vile's agents, but never about someone on our side."
"You are in your book more than you are with anything else." Sabine had thought about what she wanted to say. She made a conscious effort to avoid sounding like she was accusing Meesei. "Do you...enjoy being in there?"
Fendros nodded. "Yes. To be honest, I think replacing the book with the letter would be better suited to you than Sabine," he said. "Granted, it is probably best that Sabine be the one that leaves in this case, but...I am getting sidetracked." Fendros sucked in a breath through his teeth and took Ahnasha's hand. "Let's talk over here."
With a short walk, Fendros lead Ahnasha to a storage spot where they would probably not be disturbed. Once Fendros had confirmed their privacy, he sat down with his back against a crate and bid Ahnasha join him.
"Back there, you suggested that we pin burgling the book on someone in the clan," Fendros said casually, if hesitantly. "I have begun wondering...who in the clan do you think actually deserves that? I've heard you speak that way against Vile's agents, but never about someone on our side."
"I am not disturbing you?"
Sabine crept in furtively around the door. She walked up to Meesei with one hand clasped in the other on her front. Even though she had grown into an adult a long time ago, the way she moved still echoed the nervousness she often showed decades prior. She stopped and sat on the edge of Meesei's bed, not looking at her directly.
"I am sorry if we upset you," Sabine quietly began. "I missed you at my birthday dinner."
Meanwhile, Fendros had walked out of the meeting with some uncertainty on his face. It was understandable given the previous topic, though something different was in his head this time.
"Hey, Ahna, do you have a moment?" He asked, walking beside Ahnasha a short way from the exit of the meeting, away from the others.
Sabine crept in furtively around the door. She walked up to Meesei with one hand clasped in the other on her front. Even though she had grown into an adult a long time ago, the way she moved still echoed the nervousness she often showed decades prior. She stopped and sat on the edge of Meesei's bed, not looking at her directly.
"I am sorry if we upset you," Sabine quietly began. "I missed you at my birthday dinner."
Meanwhile, Fendros had walked out of the meeting with some uncertainty on his face. It was understandable given the previous topic, though something different was in his head this time.
"Hey, Ahna, do you have a moment?" He asked, walking beside Ahnasha a short way from the exit of the meeting, away from the others.
Sabine began to stand up. "I will see what she is doing now. I will leave her alone for a while if she is sleeping."
The meeting was just about over. Fendros and Janius were beginning to get up as well. Sabine remained standing in place, looking to the others with one hand holding her other elbow. "Thank you for helping. I wish we could all do more. I will find you if I cannot convince her to stop going into the book so much."
Shortly after the meeting, Sabine found herself looking for Meesei directly. She tried Meesei's chambers at first, though she was not beyond asking around or trying other places that she knew Meesei to frequent these days.
The meeting was just about over. Fendros and Janius were beginning to get up as well. Sabine remained standing in place, looking to the others with one hand holding her other elbow. "Thank you for helping. I wish we could all do more. I will find you if I cannot convince her to stop going into the book so much."
Shortly after the meeting, Sabine found herself looking for Meesei directly. She tried Meesei's chambers at first, though she was not beyond asking around or trying other places that she knew Meesei to frequent these days.
"I would like to do that first," Sabine said to Kaleeth. She turned to the others and spoke with just enough assertion to conclude things. "I will try to speak with her. If that does not work, we can speak with Saras and I will take the book."
Few things brought Sabine to speak up with such a tone. Fendros was the first to speak after a pause. "Very well. That appears to be the best chance we have. Sabine, if you need help with any of this, you know where to find us. Are you sure you want to go alone?"
Sabine looked away for a few heartbeats. "Yes. I do not want to risk anyone. And I do not want anyone to think I am not doing this because it is my decision and not someone else's."
"Alright," Janius nodded and peered around. "Are there any other details to work out?"
Few things brought Sabine to speak up with such a tone. Fendros was the first to speak after a pause. "Very well. That appears to be the best chance we have. Sabine, if you need help with any of this, you know where to find us. Are you sure you want to go alone?"
Sabine looked away for a few heartbeats. "Yes. I do not want to risk anyone. And I do not want anyone to think I am not doing this because it is my decision and not someone else's."
"Alright," Janius nodded and peered around. "Are there any other details to work out?"
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