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[dragoncursed.livejournal.com]

[Reis is just confused. She's read the letter several times over but she simply cannot fathom what to even make of it. She's idly walking through the town as she reads, meandering her way to the castle. Either she'll run into the suspected sender or at least can consult with his dragon for her interpretation of it, though Hume behavior is sometimes beyond Zephyr's understanding. If it were simply a love letter and nothing more, she would kindly turn him down. He knows what Beowulf means to her. That aside, he's confessed to having someone he loves that he cannot be with... oh dear. No. No, that's not possible. There's mention of walking on the beach? This has never happened. Nor would he call himself 'grumpy dragon guy.'

No, even with more thought, Reis is no closer to reaching any sort of conclusion whatsoever.]

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[dragoon-rising.livejournal.com]

[Kain and Zephyr come soaring down, heading for her usual place on the roof. Kain has exhausted himself well with training- he's fallen far too behind with that and is now catching up by pushing himself extra. It's going to be a while before he's satisfied he's back at full strength.]

[Once he dismounts Zephyr, Kain removes his helmet and shakes out his hair as he catches his breath.]

We'll hunt something larger tomorrow. You have my word, Zephyr.

[The dragon nudges him fondly and he pets her in return. Little does he know what's about to be sprung upon him...]

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[dragoncursed.livejournal.com]

[Upon spotting the pair, Reis freezes, uncertain if she wishes to follow through on this after all. Her hands tighten around the flowery paper, rumpling it. Long has it been since she's been this skittish around the dragoon, and she takes a couple of steps backwards.]

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[dragoon-rising.livejournal.com]

Reis... [Kain glances over at her, and is surprised to see her reaction. He frowns.] ...Is something wrong?

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[dragoncursed.livejournal.com]

[That certainly is the question, isn't it? Reis glances down to the letter in her hand, wresting internally what she should say or how. If it was meant to be sincere, denouncing it would be hurtful. But she would feel foolish indeed if it were someone else entirely who sent it.

Eventually, she extends the paper to Kain for the taking, forcing herself to look up, if for no other reason than to gauge his reaction.]

I received this.

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[dragoon-rising.livejournal.com]

[There's concern at first.]

What is that?

[...Then as he takes the paper, massive confusion and annoyance.]

...What?

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[dragoncursed.livejournal.com]

[She's relieved and yet oddly disappointed by that reaction. Certainly more relief than anything. Perhaps. It is still an uncomfortable situation.]

I...

Do you not recognize this?

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[dragoon-rising.livejournal.com]

[...yes, this is fast becoming awkward. Kain shakes his head.]

I've never seen it before. Nor would I sign my name in such a manner...

[Action] (I hope this is okay--Lili wants to say hi real fast!)

[futurefab.livejournal.com]

Hey... I'm sorry, I thought I recognized you.

[Action] (Totally fine! It's what the npcs are around for. :D )

[dragoncursed.livejournal.com]

Oh...

[Reis blinks in surprise at being addressed, having been rather engrossed in trying to interpret the letter in her hands. She retreats half a step, a typical reaction to unfamiliar Humes, before she realizes that this girl is not quite one. She's something unknown to the Dragonkin instead.]

It is no trouble. Forgive me for the distraction.

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[futurefab.livejournal.com]

No, I was in the wrong. I apologize for scaring you.

Your ears--are there elves here, too?

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[dragoncursed.livejournal.com]

My ears?

[Her hand strays up to one, then she realizes what the young lady must be inquiring about. She shakes her head just a little.]

Perhaps there may be, yet I am not one of them. I am of Dragonkin.

[Not something she often admits to openly, but Gaia enjoys a wealth of races and she's coming to see that it is something to be proud of.]

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[futurefab.livejournal.com]

Dra- Oh! You... Do you mean that you turn into a dragon? I met someone in my world who did the same. But she called us all "puny mortals," so perhaps I'm wrong.

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[dragoncursed.livejournal.com]

I have been a dragon before though not in a great many months. I have been freed from that curse.

action; | time for some nudging? :3

[byhissidealways.livejournal.com]

[ Rosa's been taking it relatively easy lately, but even so, that doesn't stop her from taking a walk around Troia. As soon as she notices someone, she makes certain of who it is before calling out to her: ]

Reis?

[ It's good to see the woman out and about. ]

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[dragoncursed.livejournal.com]

[For the most part, Reis is so perplexed by the letter in her hands that she does not realize that she's being addressed at all. Only when she looks away from it, trying to discern what she should do does it register that Rosa is nearby and... might have said something to her?]

Ah?

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[byhissidealways.livejournal.com]

[ Rosa tilts her head just so. Reis seems a bit preoccupied. ]

Is everything all right?

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[dragoncursed.livejournal.com]

[Reis whips the letter behind her back and starts to color.]

I am not certain.

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[byhissidealways.livejournal.com]

[ Uh-huh... she sees that. ]

Would you like to talk? Perhaps I might be able to help.

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[dragoncursed.livejournal.com]

I...

Perhaps I do not understand Humes well enough.

[Reluctantly, Reis withdraws the letter from behind herself. If nothing else, perhaps Rosa can interpret this for her.]

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[last-dragoon.livejournal.com]

[Well, its nice to see her out and around after she spent so long moping around next to Zephyr. Ricard takes the time to approach her, unaware of the potentially horribly awkward situation that it might create.]

Reis. What've you got there?

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[dragoncursed.livejournal.com]

Ah! Ser Highwind!

[Reis startles at being addressed and whips the letter behind her back like a young child caught sneaking a sweet before dinner. Her cheeks turn a rather brilliant shade of scarlet just to add to her troubles.]

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[last-dragoon.livejournal.com]

[He's much more casual about the meeting, though he does step back a bit in surprise when she hides the letter and blushes so drastically. It's not difficult to tell that something's up, with a reaction like that, and he's never seen her act so jumpy before.]

Is something up?

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[dragoncursed.livejournal.com]

['I think I received a love letter from your son' is not one of those talks one casually walks into.]

I received a letter, yet I am sure it cannot be anything of import. It makes little sense to me.

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[last-dragoon.livejournal.com]

Looked like you were pretty caught up in trying to figure it out. What does it say?

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[dragoncursed.livejournal.com]

[She brings it out before her again, intending to simply read it off, but then finds that it is an impossibility. Reis shakes her head slowly.]

It is a love declaration, yet I cannot be the intended recipient.