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[earthen_hope]

[There's a pause. She tries to write steadily, but it gets progressively shakier.]

I don't know how many people knew him, but Lix is gone.

He was from the same place as me.

I

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[mythgravenblade.livejournal.com]

[Paladin nods.] That was something, though. [He's...not sure what to say here. It is one thing to comfort loss in the tree, but with this kind of loss...he doesn't know what to do, precisely.] More than a friend--an ally, a comrade, then. [At least this line of questioning hasn't hurt, so far.] Against Exdeath?

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[feathered-earth.livejournal.com]

[It's somehow different to lose someone she knew from before. It's like a piece of her past has gone with him--or a sense of assurance that she isn't the only one who'd ever remember her home. Lix being here made her memories seem more real.

And there was just something to him--it was like an aura of complete unworry. Even when they were barricading a barn against zombies and he'd barely just arrived, he made her feel like everything, inevitably, would turn out okay.]

Yeah. It was hard to fret around him. [She lets out a small sigh, remembering that she did tell Paladin a little about Exdeath. Only his name and how he appeared, though.] I don't know a lot about Exdeath, just that he was evil and we had to stop him. Lix couldn't hear his name either, but it still happened.

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[mythgravenblade.livejournal.com]

[He nods again.] I believe you. And--yes, [A little smile touches his lips as he speaks,] Lix was remarkable at putting people at their ease. [Even people stuck in ridiculous dresses.]

[He doesn't speak for a while, but then asks,] Do you want to go home, now? [The sheep aren't bothering him, but it's never fun to weep in public.] I'll walk with you.

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[feathered-earth.livejournal.com]

Yeah. [And oddly, that still holds true now. Not that it isn't painful. She's still very much worried about where he is now, if he's caught in that ether-space she imagines the people who disappear are sent to... but... that he might be dead or erased from existence? No.

She still wishes it hadn't happened, though. Not like it did. When Paladin speaks again, she finally draws away.]

Yes... thanks. [She blots at her face with the cuff of her sleeve. She's stopped crying, anyway. And there's no point in trying to hide her feelings around Paladin.] I... I should've just gone by myself, but I didn't want to be alone.

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[mythgravenblade.livejournal.com]

[Paladin nods, smiles reassuringly--then stops for a moment, an idea hitting him.] If you don't wish to be alone, you can stay with myself and Reed awhiles. I can take the couch for a few days. [Maybe she doesn't need it--but offering can do no harm at all.]

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[feathered-earth.livejournal.com]

[It's a very kind offer, and one that Krile appreciates greatly... even without Lix and despite her hurt right now, she's not as alone as she feels. Though she fears that Paladin and Reed will disappear themselves--they're still here and with her now.]

It's all right. I still live with Chibiusa. [And she can't leave her sister to be alone.] But... thank you.

[She pauses a moment. She should go to the shop today. But....]

If you don't have anything to do right now... and until she gets home, could we go to your house?

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[mythgravenblade.livejournal.com]

[He's not especially surprised by the response, and just pats her shoulder.] If you change your mind, know that you have but to ask.

[Paladin nods and offers a smile.] Certainly. You can stay for dinner, too, if she's late coming home. Shall we? [He makes an inviting gesture towards the direction of the bridges leading back to the Access Point.]

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[feathered-earth.livejournal.com]

[It's a small smile she gives him in return, but not a false one. She nods.]

Thanks....

[She takes his hand for a moment and gives it a squeeze and turns to head that way. Her footsteps drag a little--she's both hesitant and eager to leave the place that Lix disappeared from.

If only there was some rhyme or reason to the disappearances... she'll find out what happened to him. She will.]