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[ After having gotten over the shock of... Well, everything, and after having herself a good cry, Lirael examined the journal she'd found next to her neatly folded clothes.

It seemed like it had to be magical, and yet she could feel nothing from it. Was it dangerous? It didn't seem like it. Just strange.

Hence, after having read a few entries and come to the conclusion that this had to be some kind of communication device, she tentatively wrote: ]

Is this Ancelstierre?

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No. I'm sorry.

Then... where am I?

[Ancelstierre?! That...name. That was from Sabriel's world! She couldn't forget that shift. Not in a million years.]

No, I'm sorry to say it isn't. I'm going to send you something, a guide that can tell you more.

[Rei takes a moment and links over the guide that Raine had put together.]

Please take a moment and look it over.

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This place is called Luceti.

[He pauses a bit, before continuing to write.]

Was Ancelstierre your hometown?

[ Moment taken, she simply responds: ]

Thank you.

[ Wait, she should probably say more than that, right? ]

Who are you?

[ Lirael, master of diplomacy and smooth social interaction. ]

Edited 2012-09-21 17:51 (UTC)

No, it's a country. I've never been there. It just seemed like the most logical conclusion.

So Luceti isn't in Ancelstierre either? [ Just making sure. ]

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My name is Rei Hino.

Who are you?

Lirael.

[ It's tempting to say "Daughter of the Clayr", or perhaps even "Abhorsen-in-waiting", but from what that guide told her those titles don't really mean anything here, and besides this could all be some sort of really strange and elaborate set-up. Best be cautious about revealing things. ]

Are you from the Old Kingdom?

[Simple and blunt. Best way to ask a sensitive question like that]

No. I really don't think so.

Is it okay if I turn on video?

[ She really, really wishes the Dog could be here with her. It wouldn't even be all that bad if she had been, apart from the fact that it was keeping her from what she had to do back home. That would still have been bad of course, but she wouldn't have been this scared. ]

Yes.

What is video?

[That helps. Another question, this one...equally blunt]

Do you know Sabriel Abhorsen?

[Best way to tell is to show, right? A small screen is turned on, so she has a chance to see his face.]

This is a video. Hello.

No.

But I know who she is.

[ No need to mention the whole "she's my sister" bit. ]

You're in luck. She's here as well.

[Wow.]

[ Oh! But she kind of liked this whole writing thing. At home she tends to leave notes rather than talk to people. Still, it'd probably seen as impolite to keep writing at him without showing her face, right?

Right. Wouldn't want to offend the locals or anything.

So after some fiddling she gets video turned on too. ]

Hello.

[ HOW IS THAT LUCKY? The Abhorsen away from the Old Kingdom at a time like this? Disaster! ]

That's not lucky.

Do you know her?

I do. She is a dear friend, and she stays with me at present.

You do not need to worry about the Old Kingdom. Time is frozen for her there. The same as it is for you.

[Tsuzuki waves, smiling brightly. Video is much easier for him, compared to writing. Had he known she was such a fan of it, he would have tried to do it some more, though.]

[...It's a bit nice to see who you're talking to, on the other hand.]

How long has it been since you saw home?

[ She doesn't mind seeing him at all, it's the being seen herself that feels uncomfortable.

She waves back, a little awkwardly. ]

Do you mean how long I've been here?

Oh.

[ Right. Somewhere to stay. No, one thing at a time. ]

Time frozen? How do you know?

[If Tsuzuki knew of her discomfort, he wouldn't understand it. She looks absolutely, perfectly normal to him.]

Yeah. Some people fins town without any problem, and some of us stay in the woods for a while. I was just wondering how hungry and thirsty you were.

[ She's never felt normal her entire life so she wouldn't know what to do with that, except maybe feel sort of awkwardly pleased. ]

Not long, maybe a few hours?

I don't know where this town is.

[ Now that he mentions hunger and thirst she does feel rather parched, and her stomach lets out a bit of a growl. She doesn't know how to voice this though, not used to asking for things. ]

Can you find north?

[He wonders how to tell her about the town without offending her. Some New Feathers become defensive when he tries to help, but leaving her out in the woods just feels so ...wrong.]

There's free food and drink at the bakery here. And you're lucky, our baker is really skilled.

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