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[70ftandcounting]

Is...is it over?

[A soft, quiet noise. Not a whimper, not a cry - but maybe the tiniest of sniffles]

Is he gone?

[Bartimaeus was RIGHT.]

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[drinkuntilidie.livejournal.com]

[Kevas steps inside, doing his best not to limp in front of her.]

So what be goin' on? Been sometime since I seen jah.

[Though that was his own fault entirely.]

[70ftandcounting]

[She's...fussing, don't mind her.]

It's -- everything is fine, are you alright? Do you--

[She lowers her voice, eyes wide.]

Do you need my hair?

[drinkuntilidie.livejournal.com]

[Kevas just gives her another smile.]

I be havin' plenty of hair don'tchu worry.

[No he knows what she's talking about but he's not going to let her push herself on his account. This is all his own fault after all.]

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[She fixes him with a look.]

That isn't what I meant, Kevas.

[drinkuntilidie.livejournal.com]

[Looks like she doesn't find that as funny as he does.

Kevas shakes his head.]

Sunshine, I ain't gonna force joo to do joor magic hair...t'ing.

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[Rapunzel sighed.]

Kevas, it...it isn't forcing me at all.

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[Kevas just smiles at her.]

It be joor hair, joor magic, and joor choice. If dat be whatchu be wantin' to do den I won't tell jah no.

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....Really? You'll let me?

[Scurrying over]

[drinkuntilidie.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but just don't go strainin' joorself Sunshine.

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Oh, it'll be okay! You worry too much.

Which part is the worst?

[drinkuntilidie.livejournal.com]

It be my job to worry too much.

[He nods over to his right arm.]

Da right arm.

[He'll just keep how broken it actually is to himself.]

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[She gathers her hair all up and treks over to the right side, and carefully starts to cover his arm with it.]

I...I can't do everything, because...well. I get tired, but I can fix this. Okay?

[drinkuntilidie.livejournal.com]

[He does his best not to wince, but that arm received the worst of it during the punishment.]

Wouldn't ask joo to do everytin' Sunshine. Dis be more den 'nuff.

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[She winces too, and mumbles.]

Sorry...

[And then -- she sings, and her hair glows from root to tip, odd healing magic ftw.]

[drinkuntilidie.livejournal.com]

Hush now, joo be fine. Ain't notin' gonna keep it from hurtin'

[He watches as her hair glows like a lamp. In all his days he never thought he would see anything like magic hair.

The bones in his arm stitch themselves back together as healing magic courses through. Some ache remains but it's nothing that it was before.]

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[It fades and she pulls it free, looking a little tired but happy.]

...How does that feel?

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[He rolls his shoulder a few times and flexes his arm. It's stiff but it's good.]

Be feelin' a whole lot bettah Sunshine. T'anks.

[With a smile, he pats the top of Rapunzel's head.]

Now joo rest. It be lookin' like dat wore jah out some.

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[She smiles brightly, looking very happy.]

Good. I...I hated...to see you hurt, Kevas...

[drinkuntilidie.livejournal.com]

And I hated to let jah down.

[He sighs, then puts his good arm around her in a tight hug.]

I'll nevah snap at jah like dat evah again Sunshine. I promise.

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[She hugs him back just as tightly.]

It's okay, Kevas -- I forgive you.

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I know, but I needed to say it.

[Slowly he lets her go and cups her cheek in his hand.]

Joo be a good girliemon joo know dat? And joo make me proud.

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[She brightens, smile widening if that's even possible.]

I--really? I do?

[drinkuntilidie.livejournal.com]

Joo do. Wish my own daughtah couldah grown into a girliemon like joo.

[Instead he chose to train her to be an assassin like himself. One of many bad choices in his life it seems.]

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[Curious as she burrows into his hug.]

What...did she grow into?

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[He just holds her there.]

She wanted to fight, like me, so I taught her. Wish I hadn't. Lost her in da end.