Edmund's Heart

[dramatispersonae]

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Re: ENGLAND

[senior_citizen]

[ Those ravens sure don't look friendly. His hand drifts back to where his shield should be. ]

Re: ENGLAND

[dramatispersonae]

[ One raven cocks a head thoughtfully, leaning close to a crow that soon takes off and flies off to the left and away. ]

Re: ENGLAND

[senior_citizen]

[ ... staring back at the raven then ]

I don't suppose you can talk?

Re: ENGLAND

[dramatispersonae]

[ The raven flies in through the window and settles at the armrest of the opposite chair. ]

[ In a throaty voice. ]

Are you worried?

Re: ENGLAND

[senior_citizen]

[ jolts a bit at that ]

I - uh - of course I am.

Re: ENGLAND

[dramatispersonae]

[ She chuckles. ]

Good. Then you are not foolish.

[ She ruffles her feathers and settles to preen. ]

Re: ENGLAND

[senior_citizen]

... What happened back there? It felt like ...

Re: ENGLAND

[dramatispersonae]

What did it feel like?

[ preen preen ]

Re: ENGLAND

[senior_citizen]

Dying.

Re: ENGLAND

[dramatispersonae]

[ She hums and continues preening. ]

I would not say you were incorrect.

Re: ENGLAND

[senior_citizen]

... But it's not the complete truth?

Re: ENGLAND

[dramatispersonae]

Who knows?

Re: ENGLAND

[senior_citizen]

Edmund, I hope.

Re: ENGLAND

[dramatispersonae]

Perhaps, perhaps not. Does it make a difference to you?

Re: ENGLAND

[senior_citizen]

Of course it does. He's my friend.

[ hesitates ]

Maybe my best friend so far.

Re: ENGLAND

[dramatispersonae]

[ The raven lifts her head, eyeing him with more than curiosity, though her tone is still light and nonchalant. ]

Is a dead son of man truly dead if they yet breathe and have not rotted?

Re: ENGLAND

[senior_citizen]

... No. But it's still possible that they died.

Re: ENGLAND

[dramatispersonae]

Hmmm. Perhaps.

[ She finishes preening, fluffing out, then resettles. ]

Where is your destination? To the beginning? Or perhaps the Cair?

Re: ENGLAND

[senior_citizen]

[ ... offers his hand to her ]

I'm looking for a way to help him recover faster.

Re: ENGLAND

[dramatispersonae]

You could easily do that from the outside, but that is not what you mean.

Re: ENGLAND

[senior_citizen]

No. I'd like to do both.

Re: ENGLAND

[dramatispersonae]

He is more capable of putting himself together again than you might think.

[ But the raven deigns to step over onto your arm. ]

Re: ENGLAND

[senior_citizen]

[ yessss. holds it still for the raven. ]

... I know. He's strong enough on the outside and I think he's strong enough on the inside too.

But I shouldn't let this boost go to waste.

Re: ENGLAND

[dramatispersonae]

And I suppose He Who Lives in the Center of Here did nothing to help you decide.

Re: ENGLAND

[senior_citizen]

Kind of, I guess.