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Who: Lyvus and visitors
Where: Lyvress
When: Day 295, post-game
What: after game cuddlepile

[Four revived-but-not-completely-healed Corvi and a bitten-but-not-bleeding survived Lynx coming back from the Arena. Everything is terrible and everything hurts, but at least we got memories.]

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That's exactly it. We're weakest divided, which . . . may have been part of the Judges' plans all along. Almost certainly.

That makes sense. It's obvious that if we weren't forced to stand against each other, we would try to find a way to overthrown them. They probably didn't expect something like this to happen to begin with. I wonder if the reason they haven't taken us out even after what happened with Delphinius is because they understand that we don't have many chances as things are right now.

Presumably they either still need us, or don't find us to be a threat.

[sighs]

Or both...

[deep breath]

. . . give me a moment. I'll be right back.

[heading into the kitchen with Dean . . .]

[nods, and will wait for him to be done]

[coming back much less shaky and pale]

Alright. Let's take another look.

[can guess what happened, but won't say anything]

It's fine, between you and Rory taking care of me, I'll be as good as new in no time.

[it's not like a secret tryst or anything]

You'd better be.

[leaning in to hug him, gently]

[IT'S JUST IT'S BETTER LEFT UNSAID. And also, he's looking surprised for a moment, but he's going to smile]

... Thank you.

. . . thank you.

Did I do something special, or am I being thanked for being an exceptionally good middle-child?

You are an exceptionally good Spark. One of a kind, really.

Ah...

[that was unexpected. He sure looks embarrassed here]

[well at least you're not focusing on the pain then]

So thank you.

Taking me by surprise like that when I'm at my weakest is low, mommy.

I'll— drink some tea and then try to rest after talking with Dagger.

I have to jump you while you're not able to resist, obviously. Otherwise you might have your defenses up.

Later, we can talk about things. Whatever you want.

Mother is scary... but all right. Thank you, Royal.

I'm really glad that you're back.

I'm so happy to be back. [hesitate] I was scared.

Being taken by a Judge is probably frightening on its own. Were you scared of not being able to get back to us? Or was it something else...?

—Ah, you don't have to talk about it, if it's uncomfortable.

No, just that. I need to be with you. I need to see all of this through to the end—I'll be with Lyvus, until the very end. However it ends.

We knew you were going to come back to us, no matter what. And you did. We're going to stick together until the end. No more losses.

. . . yes.

And we'll get everyone else back, too.

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