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You’re 2 00:00:04,530 --> 00:00:05,009: listening 3 00:00:05,009 --> 00:00:05,160: to 4 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:05,309: The 5 00:00:05,309 --> 00:00:05,759: Voice 6 00:00:05,759 --> 00:00:05,879: of 7 00:00:05,879 --> 00:00:07,200: Dog. 8 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:07,410: This 9 00:00:07,410 --> 00:00:07,559: is 10 00:00:07,559 --> 00:00:07,860: Rob 11 00:00:07,860 --> 00:00:08,400: MacWolf, 12 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:08,609: your 13 00:00:08,609 --> 00:00:09,000: fellow 14 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:10,169: traveler, 15 00:00:10,169 --> 00:00:10,289: and 16 00:00:10,289 --> 00:00:10,710: Today’s 17 00:00:10,710 --> 00:00:11,310: story 18 00:00:11,310 --> 00:00:13,980: is “Winterwreath” by 19 00:00:13,980 --> 00:00:14,609: J.S. 20 00:00:14,609 --> 00:00:15,839: Hawthorne, 21 00:00:15,839 --> 00:00:15,960: who 22 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:16,350: keeps 23 00:00:16,350 --> 00:00:16,890: wandering 24 00:00:16,890 --> 00:00:17,160: off 25 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:17,370: on 26 00:00:17,370 --> 00:00:18,750: sidequests, 27 00:00:18,750 --> 00:00:18,870: and 28 00:00:18,870 --> 00:00:19,079: whose 29 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:19,440: work 30 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:19,589: can 31 00:00:19,589 --> 00:00:19,710: be 32 00:00:19,710 --> 00:00:20,519: found 33 00:00:20,519 --> 00:00:20,789: in “The 34 00:00:20,789 --> 00:00:21,329: Wideness 35 00:00:21,329 --> 00:00:21,420: of 36 00:00:21,420 --> 00:00:21,539: the 37 00:00:21,539 --> 00:00:22,530: World” 38 00:00:22,530 --> 00:00:22,710: and 39 00:00:22,710 --> 00:00:22,980: other 40 00:00:22,980 --> 00:00:23,670: anthologies 41 00:00:23,670 --> 00:00:23,820: by 42 00:00:23,820 --> 00:00:23,969: the 43 00:00:23,969 --> 00:00:24,329: Furry 44 00:00:24,329 --> 00:00:25,019: Historical 45 00:00:25,019 --> 00:00:25,440: Fiction 46 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:27,539: Society. 47 00:00:27,539 --> 00:00:27,660: You 48 00:00:27,660 --> 00:00:27,809: can 49 00:00:27,809 --> 00:00:28,050: read 50 00:00:28,050 --> 00:00:28,379: more 51 00:00:28,379 --> 00:00:28,679: about 52 00:00:28,679 --> 00:00:29,879: Micah and Tarr in 53 00:00:29,879 --> 00:00:30,390: Tales 54 00:00:30,390 --> 00:00:30,539: from 55 00:00:30,539 --> 00:00:30,660: the 56 00:00:30,660 --> 00:00:31,440: Guild: 57 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:31,710: Blood 58 00:00:31,710 --> 00:00:31,829: and 59 00:00:31,829 --> 00:00:32,670: Water, 60 00:00:32,670 --> 00:00:33,210: available 61 00:00:33,210 --> 00:00:33,600: now 62 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:33,810: from 63 00:00:33,810 --> 00:00:34,409: Fenris 64 00:00:34,409 --> 00:00:36,450: Publishing.

Read 65 00:00:36,450 --> 00:00:36,630: by 66 00:00:36,630 --> 00:00:37,049: Apollo 67 00:00:37,049 --> 00:00:38,039: Brightflank, 68 00:00:38,039 --> 00:00:38,160: who 69 00:00:38,160 --> 00:00:38,429: still 70 00:00:38,429 --> 00:00:39,000: returns 71 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:39,119: to 72 00:00:39,119 --> 00:00:39,270: the 73 00:00:39,270 --> 00:00:40,649: prairie.

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“Winterwreath” 75 00:00:43,619 --> 00:00:43,829: by 76 00:00:43,829 --> 00:00:44,549: J.S. 77 00:00:44,549 --> 00:00:48,240: Hawthorne

"Is 78 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:48,329: it 79 00:00:48,329 --> 00:00:49,409: snowing?" 80 00:00:49,409 --> 00:00:49,740: Micah 81 00:00:49,740 --> 00:00:50,250: asked, 82 00:00:50,250 --> 00:00:50,640: craning 83 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:50,820: his 84 00:00:50,820 --> 00:00:51,030: neck 85 00:00:51,030 --> 00:00:51,179: out 86 00:00:51,179 --> 00:00:51,239: of 87 00:00:51,239 --> 00:00:51,359: the 88 00:00:51,359 --> 00:00:51,689: open 89 00:00:51,689 --> 00:00:52,109: window 90 00:00:52,109 --> 00:00:52,200: to 91 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:52,409: see 92 00:00:52,409 --> 00:00:52,829: past 93 00:00:52,829 --> 00:00:52,950: the 94 00:00:52,950 --> 00:00:53,219: eaves 95 00:00:53,219 --> 00:00:53,310: of 96 00:00:53,310 --> 00:00:53,399: the 97 00:00:53,399 --> 00:00:54,780: Guildhouse. 98 00:00:54,780 --> 00:00:54,960: His 99 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:55,289: large, 100 00:00:55,289 --> 00:00:55,859: triangular 101 00:00:55,859 --> 00:00:56,280: ears 102 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:56,670: flitted 103 00:00:56,670 --> 00:00:56,909: back 104 00:00:56,909 --> 00:00:57,030: and 105 00:00:57,030 --> 00:00:57,420: forth 106 00:00:57,420 --> 00:00:57,539: in 107 00:00:57,539 --> 00:00:58,679: interest. 108 00:00:58,679 --> 00:00:58,799: He 109 00:00:58,799 --> 00:00:58,920: was 110 00:00:58,920 --> 00:00:58,979: a 111 00:00:58,979 --> 00:00:59,609: coyote, 112 00:00:59,609 --> 00:00:59,939: tan 113 00:00:59,939 --> 00:01:00,299: furred 114 00:01:00,299 --> 00:01:00,539: and 115 00:01:00,539 --> 00:01:02,554: dark eyed.
"Have you 116 00:01:02,554 --> 00:01:02,939: never 117 00:01:02,939 --> 00:01:03,659: seen snow 118 00:01:03,659 --> 00:01:04,769: before?" 119 00:01:04,769 --> 00:01:05,010: His 120 00:01:05,010 --> 00:01:05,549: fiance, 121 00:01:05,549 --> 00:01:06,030: Tarr, 122 00:01:06,030 --> 00:01:06,359: asked with 123 00:01:06,359 --> 00:01:06,450: a 124 00:01:06,450 --> 00:01:06,659: little 125 00:01:06,659 --> 00:01:07,799: laugh. "I 126 00:01:07,799 --> 00:01:08,069: thought 127 00:01:08,069 --> 00:01:08,459: Shan 128 00:01:08,459 --> 00:01:08,609: was 129 00:01:08,609 --> 00:01:08,670: a 130 00:01:08,670 --> 00:01:09,000: cold 131 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:10,290: place?" 132 00:01:10,290 --> 00:01:10,439: He 133 00:01:10,439 --> 00:01:10,590: was 134 00:01:10,590 --> 00:01:10,650: a 135 00:01:10,650 --> 00:01:10,859: blue 136 00:01:10,859 --> 00:01:11,189: jay 137 00:01:11,189 --> 00:01:11,370: with 138 00:01:11,370 --> 00:01:11,849: vibrant 139 00:01:11,849 --> 00:01:12,060: blue 140 00:01:12,060 --> 00:01:12,239: and 141 00:01:12,239 --> 00:01:12,569: black 142 00:01:12,569 --> 00:01:12,989: feathers 143 00:01:12,989 --> 00:01:13,170: and 144 00:01:13,170 --> 00:01:13,560: eyes 145 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:13,680: of 146 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:14,040: liquid 147 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:15,719: gold.
Micca 148 00:01:15,719 --> 00:01:15,989: stuck 149 00:01:15,989 --> 00:01:16,170: his 150 00:01:16,170 --> 00:01:16,409: tongue 151 00:01:16,409 --> 00:01:16,590: out 152 00:01:16,590 --> 00:01:16,680: at 153 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:16,769: the 154 00:01:16,769 --> 00:01:18,420: bird.
"It's 155 00:01:18,420 --> 00:01:18,840: cold 156 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:18,989: but 157 00:01:18,989 --> 00:01:19,829: dry," 158 00:01:19,829 --> 00:01:20,129: said 159 00:01:20,129 --> 00:01:20,609: Levak, 160 00:01:20,609 --> 00:01:20,730: the 161 00:01:20,730 --> 00:01:21,000: third 162 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:21,090: of 163 00:01:21,090 --> 00:01:21,209: their 164 00:01:21,209 --> 00:01:21,989: quintet, 165 00:01:21,989 --> 00:01:22,079: a 166 00:01:22,079 --> 00:01:22,650: heavyset 167 00:01:22,650 --> 00:01:23,040: lion 168 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:23,219: with 169 00:01:23,219 --> 00:01:23,280: a 170 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:23,579: mane 171 00:01:23,579 --> 00:01:23,909: dyed 172 00:01:23,909 --> 00:01:24,209: bright 173 00:01:24,209 --> 00:01:24,629: green 174 00:01:24,629 --> 00:01:24,750: to 175 00:01:24,750 --> 00:01:25,140: match 176 00:01:25,140 --> 00:01:25,500: emerald 177 00:01:25,500 --> 00:01:26,790: eyes. 178 00:01:26,790 --> 00:01:27,390: Lounging 179 00:01:27,390 --> 00:01:27,510: in 180 00:01:27,510 --> 00:01:27,565: a 181 00:01:27,565 --> 00:01:28,560: throne-like armchair 182 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:28,859: near 183 00:01:28,859 --> 00:01:28,950: the 184 00:01:28,950 --> 00:01:29,219: wall 185 00:01:29,219 --> 00:01:29,310: of 186 00:01:29,310 --> 00:01:30,329: bookshelves, 187 00:01:30,329 --> 00:01:30,480: he 188 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:30,689: had 189 00:01:30,689 --> 00:01:30,810: his 190 00:01:30,810 --> 00:01:31,109: nose 191 00:01:31,109 --> 00:01:31,469: buried 192 00:01:31,469 --> 00:01:31,560: in 193 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:31,620: a 194 00:01:31,620 --> 00:01:31,920: book 195 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:32,040: and 196 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:32,219: did 197 00:01:32,219 --> 00:01:32,489: not 198 00:01:32,489 --> 00:01:32,909: pause 199 00:01:32,909 --> 00:01:33,299: reading 200 00:01:33,299 --> 00:01:33,450: as 201 00:01:33,450 --> 00:01:33,599: he 202 00:01:33,599 --> 00:01:35,280: explained. "The 203 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:35,700: Plains 204 00:01:35,700 --> 00:01:35,790: of 205 00:01:35,790 --> 00:01:36,209: Shan 206 00:01:36,209 --> 00:01:36,569: rarely 207 00:01:36,569 --> 00:01:36,750: get 208 00:01:36,750 --> 00:01:37,019: above about 209 00:01:37,019 --> 00:01:37,319: ten 210 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:38,069: degrees, 211 00:01:38,069 --> 00:01:38,189: and 212 00:01:38,189 --> 00:01:38,280: in 213 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:38,580: winter 214 00:01:38,580 --> 00:01:38,700: it 215 00:01:38,700 --> 00:01:39,150: plunges 216 00:01:39,150 --> 00:01:39,359: well 217 00:01:39,359 --> 00:01:39,659: below 218 00:01:39,659 --> 00:01:40,530: freezing, 219 00:01:40,530 --> 00:01:40,650: but 220 00:01:40,650 --> 00:01:40,739: it 221 00:01:40,739 --> 00:01:41,010: only 222 00:01:41,010 --> 00:01:41,250: gets 223 00:01:41,250 --> 00:01:41,310: a 224 00:01:41,310 --> 00:01:41,519: few 225 00:01:41,519 --> 00:01:41,760: days 226 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:41,819: of 227 00:01:41,819 --> 00:01:42,599: precipitation 228 00:01:42,599 --> 00:01:42,840: each 229 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:43,739: year." 230 00:01:43,739 --> 00:01:43,890: He 231 00:01:43,890 --> 00:01:44,280: briefly 232 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:44,670: raised 233 00:01:44,670 --> 00:01:44,849: his 234 00:01:44,849 --> 00:01:45,299: baleful 235 00:01:45,299 --> 00:01:45,599: green 236 00:01:45,599 --> 00:01:46,049: gaze 237 00:01:46,049 --> 00:01:46,140: to 238 00:01:46,140 --> 00:01:46,500: settle 239 00:01:46,500 --> 00:01:46,650: on 240 00:01:46,650 --> 00:01:48,180: Tarr. "Shouldn't 241 00:01:48,180 --> 00:01:48,359: you 242 00:01:48,359 --> 00:01:48,659: know 243 00:01:48,659 --> 00:01:48,930: about 244 00:01:48,930 --> 00:01:49,079: your 245 00:01:49,079 --> 00:01:49,500: husband's 246 00:01:49,500 --> 00:01:51,329: homeland?"
Their 247 00:01:51,329 --> 00:01:52,739: fourth, Emmora, 248 00:01:52,739 --> 00:01:53,159: allowed 249 00:01:53,159 --> 00:01:53,189: a 250 00:01:53,189 --> 00:01:53,489: faint 251 00:01:53,489 --> 00:01:54,719: chuckle. 252 00:01:54,719 --> 00:01:54,930: She 253 00:01:54,930 --> 00:01:55,079: was 254 00:01:55,079 --> 00:01:55,140: a 255 00:01:55,140 --> 00:01:55,349: little 256 00:01:55,349 --> 00:01:55,769: taller 257 00:01:55,769 --> 00:01:55,950: than 258 00:01:55,950 --> 00:01:56,819: Tarr. 259 00:01:56,819 --> 00:01:56,969: When 260 00:01:56,969 --> 00:01:57,090: they 261 00:01:57,090 --> 00:01:57,209: had 262 00:01:57,209 --> 00:01:57,480: first 263 00:01:57,480 --> 00:01:57,810: met, 264 00:01:57,810 --> 00:01:57,989: she 265 00:01:57,989 --> 00:01:58,170: had 266 00:01:58,170 --> 00:01:58,319: been 267 00:01:58,319 --> 00:01:58,379: a 268 00:01:58,379 --> 00:01:58,950: fairly 269 00:01:58,950 --> 00:01:59,579: ordinary 270 00:01:59,579 --> 00:01:59,939: sooty 271 00:01:59,939 --> 00:02:01,260: falcon. 272 00:02:01,260 --> 00:02:01,500: She 273 00:02:01,500 --> 00:02:02,010: had, 274 00:02:02,010 --> 00:02:02,280: long 275 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:03,030: ago, 276 00:02:03,030 --> 00:02:03,269: found 277 00:02:03,269 --> 00:02:03,329: a 278 00:02:03,329 --> 00:02:03,659: rare 279 00:02:03,659 --> 00:02:04,019: item 280 00:02:04,019 --> 00:02:04,140: in 281 00:02:04,140 --> 00:02:04,230: an 282 00:02:04,230 --> 00:02:04,739: obscure 283 00:02:04,739 --> 00:02:05,129: dungeon 284 00:02:05,129 --> 00:02:05,189: in 285 00:02:05,189 --> 00:02:05,280: the 286 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:05,730: cliffs 287 00:02:05,730 --> 00:02:05,819: of 288 00:02:05,819 --> 00:02:06,269: Last 289 00:02:06,269 --> 00:02:06,750: Peak 290 00:02:06,750 --> 00:02:06,930: that 291 00:02:06,930 --> 00:02:07,079: had 292 00:02:07,079 --> 00:02:07,469: allowed 293 00:02:07,469 --> 00:02:07,650: her 294 00:02:07,650 --> 00:02:07,769: to 295 00:02:07,769 --> 00:02:08,580: transform 296 00:02:08,580 --> 00:02:08,879: into 297 00:02:08,879 --> 00:02:08,909: a 298 00:02:08,909 --> 00:02:09,960: stellite, 299 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:10,080: the 300 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:10,650: mythical 301 00:02:10,650 --> 00:02:11,099: original 302 00:02:11,099 --> 00:02:11,729: inhabitants 303 00:02:11,729 --> 00:02:11,849: of 304 00:02:11,849 --> 00:02:11,939: the 305 00:02:11,939 --> 00:02:13,319: world. 306 00:02:13,319 --> 00:02:14,159: Now, 307 00:02:14,159 --> 00:02:14,310: her 308 00:02:14,310 --> 00:02:14,677: body 309 00:02:14,677 --> 00:02:14,849: was 310 00:02:14,849 --> 00:02:15,210: nearly 311 00:02:15,210 --> 00:02:16,560: translucent, 312 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:16,710: her 313 00:02:16,710 --> 00:02:17,189: feathers 314 00:02:17,189 --> 00:02:17,400: made 315 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:17,520: of 316 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:17,909: stellar 317 00:02:17,909 --> 00:02:18,539: clouds 318 00:02:18,539 --> 00:02:18,870: dotted 319 00:02:18,870 --> 00:02:19,020: with 320 00:02:19,020 --> 00:02:19,409: glowing 321 00:02:19,409 --> 00:02:20,669: stars, 322 00:02:20,669 --> 00:02:20,789: her 323 00:02:20,789 --> 00:02:21,870: talons 324 00:02:21,870 --> 00:02:22,349: faintly 325 00:02:22,349 --> 00:02:22,680: glowing 326 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:22,889: blue 327 00:02:22,889 --> 00:02:24,599: constellations, 328 00:02:24,599 --> 00:02:24,780: her 329 00:02:24,780 --> 00:02:25,259: beak 330 00:02:25,259 --> 00:02:25,349: a 331 00:02:25,349 --> 00:02:26,219: comet, 332 00:02:26,219 --> 00:02:26,340: and 333 00:02:26,340 --> 00:02:26,490: her 334 00:02:26,490 --> 00:02:27,150: eyes 335 00:02:27,150 --> 00:02:27,569: two 336 00:02:27,569 --> 00:02:28,289: endless 337 00:02:28,289 --> 00:02:28,650: black 338 00:02:28,650 --> 00:02:29,280: holes 339 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:29,879: surrounded 340 00:02:29,879 --> 00:02:30,062: by 341 00:02:30,062 --> 00:02:30,150: a 342 00:02:30,150 --> 00:02:30,539: glowing 343 00:02:30,539 --> 00:02:30,750: red 344 00:02:30,750 --> 00:02:31,199: accretion 345 00:02:31,199 --> 00:02:33,000: disk.
"You 346 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:33,360: really 347 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:33,599: should 348 00:02:33,599 --> 00:02:33,719: be 349 00:02:33,719 --> 00:02:33,900: more 350 00:02:33,900 --> 00:02:34,439: serious 351 00:02:34,439 --> 00:02:34,710: about 352 00:02:34,710 --> 00:02:34,903: this, 353 00:02:34,903 --> 00:02:36,180: Tarr," Levak 354 00:02:36,180 --> 00:02:36,569: added 355 00:02:36,569 --> 00:02:36,719: in 356 00:02:36,719 --> 00:02:37,050: mild 357 00:02:37,050 --> 00:02:38,829: reproach.
Tarr 358 00:02:38,829 --> 00:02:39,180: began 359 00:02:39,180 --> 00:02:39,240: to 360 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:39,930: protest 361 00:02:39,930 --> 00:02:40,050: but 362 00:02:40,050 --> 00:02:40,169: was 363 00:02:40,169 --> 00:02:40,349: cut 364 00:02:40,349 --> 00:02:40,620: short 365 00:02:40,620 --> 00:02:40,740: by 366 00:02:40,740 --> 00:02:41,069: Micah 367 00:02:41,069 --> 00:02:41,789: who, 368 00:02:41,789 --> 00:02:42,000: while 369 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:42,389: attempting 370 00:02:42,389 --> 00:02:42,479: to 371 00:02:42,479 --> 00:02:42,629: get 372 00:02:42,629 --> 00:02:42,659: a 373 00:02:42,659 --> 00:02:42,930: better 374 00:02:42,930 --> 00:02:43,259: look 375 00:02:43,259 --> 00:02:43,439: at 376 00:02:43,439 --> 00:02:43,530: the 377 00:02:43,530 --> 00:02:43,860: snow 378 00:02:43,860 --> 00:02:44,610: past the long, 379 00:02:44,610 --> 00:02:44,969: low 380 00:02:44,969 --> 00:02:45,780: eaves, 381 00:02:45,780 --> 00:02:46,319: abruptly 382 00:02:46,319 --> 00:02:46,530: fell 383 00:02:46,530 --> 00:02:46,650: out 384 00:02:46,650 --> 00:02:46,710: of 385 00:02:46,710 --> 00:02:46,830: the 386 00:02:46,830 --> 00:02:47,159: window 387 00:02:47,159 --> 00:02:47,310: with 388 00:02:47,310 --> 00:02:47,340: a 389 00:02:47,340 --> 00:02:48,810: yelp.
Tarr 390 00:02:48,810 --> 00:02:49,114: rushed 391 00:02:49,114 --> 00:02:49,199: to 392 00:02:49,199 --> 00:02:49,289: the 393 00:02:49,289 --> 00:02:49,620: window, 394 00:02:49,620 --> 00:02:50,759: shouting Micah's name, 395 00:02:50,759 --> 00:02:51,000: while 396 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:51,840: Levak just 397 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:53,849: snorted.
"It's 398 00:02:53,849 --> 00:02:54,270: not 399 00:02:54,270 --> 00:02:55,020: nearly 400 00:02:55,020 --> 00:02:55,259: far 401 00:02:55,259 --> 00:02:55,530: enough 402 00:02:55,530 --> 00:02:55,620: to 403 00:02:55,620 --> 00:02:55,740: the 404 00:02:55,740 --> 00:02:56,069: ground 405 00:02:56,069 --> 00:02:56,189: to 406 00:02:56,189 --> 00:02:56,310: be 407 00:02:56,310 --> 00:02:57,360: fatal," 408 00:02:57,360 --> 00:02:57,449: the 409 00:02:57,449 --> 00:02:57,840: lion 410 00:02:57,840 --> 00:02:59,819: said.
Below 411 00:02:59,819 --> 00:02:59,909: the 412 00:02:59,909 --> 00:03:00,419: window, 413 00:03:00,419 --> 00:03:00,539: the 414 00:03:00,539 --> 00:03:01,050: faintest 415 00:03:01,050 --> 00:03:01,379: dusting 416 00:03:01,379 --> 00:03:01,439: of 417 00:03:01,439 --> 00:03:01,830: snow 418 00:03:01,830 --> 00:03:02,009: had 419 00:03:02,009 --> 00:03:02,370: just 420 00:03:02,370 --> 00:03:02,759: begun 421 00:03:02,759 --> 00:03:02,909: to 422 00:03:02,909 --> 00:03:03,270: frost 423 00:03:03,270 --> 00:03:03,360: the 424 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:03,629: dry 425 00:03:03,629 --> 00:03:04,050: grass 426 00:03:04,050 --> 00:03:04,199: the 427 00:03:04,199 --> 00:03:04,530: filled 428 00:03:04,530 --> 00:03:04,650: the 429 00:03:04,650 --> 00:03:05,099: space 430 00:03:05,099 --> 00:03:05,430: between 431 00:03:05,430 --> 00:03:05,520: the 432 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:06,090: guild Hall 433 00:03:06,090 --> 00:03:06,150: and 434 00:03:06,150 --> 00:03:06,240: the 435 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:06,539: next 436 00:03:06,539 --> 00:03:07,560: building. 437 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:07,680: There 438 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:07,830: was 439 00:03:07,830 --> 00:03:07,979: no 440 00:03:07,979 --> 00:03:08,250: sign 441 00:03:08,250 --> 00:03:08,310: of 442 00:03:08,310 --> 00:03:08,400: the 443 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:09,000: coyote, 444 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:09,509: which, 445 00:03:09,509 --> 00:03:10,199: itself, 446 00:03:10,199 --> 00:03:10,379: was 447 00:03:10,379 --> 00:03:10,439: a 448 00:03:10,439 --> 00:03:10,590: good 449 00:03:10,590 --> 00:03:13,020: omen.
"Micah?" 450 00:03:13,020 --> 00:03:13,319: Tarr 451 00:03:13,319 --> 00:03:13,770: shouted 452 00:03:13,770 --> 00:03:14,189: again, 453 00:03:14,189 --> 00:03:14,400: and 454 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:14,610: was 455 00:03:14,610 --> 00:03:16,710: rewarded.
"Up 456 00:03:16,710 --> 00:03:16,919: here, 457 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:17,129: pretty 458 00:03:17,129 --> 00:03:18,960: bird!"
The 459 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:19,409: coyote 460 00:03:19,409 --> 00:03:19,620: was 461 00:03:19,620 --> 00:03:19,979: perched 462 00:03:19,979 --> 00:03:20,069: on 463 00:03:20,069 --> 00:03:20,159: the 464 00:03:20,159 --> 00:03:20,370: edge 465 00:03:20,370 --> 00:03:20,430: of 466 00:03:20,430 --> 00:03:20,520: the 467 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:20,879: roof 468 00:03:20,879 --> 00:03:20,969: of 469 00:03:20,969 --> 00:03:21,090: the 470 00:03:21,090 --> 00:03:21,509: adjoining 471 00:03:21,509 --> 00:03:22,229: building, 472 00:03:22,229 --> 00:03:22,680: snow 473 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:23,280: slowly 474 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:23,759: settling 475 00:03:23,759 --> 00:03:24,030: into 476 00:03:24,030 --> 00:03:24,240: his 477 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:24,900: sand-colored 478 00:03:24,900 --> 00:03:25,860: fur. 479 00:03:25,860 --> 00:03:26,159: Micah 480 00:03:26,159 --> 00:03:26,340: was 481 00:03:26,340 --> 00:03:26,699: grinning 482 00:03:26,699 --> 00:03:26,879: ear 483 00:03:26,879 --> 00:03:27,060: to 484 00:03:27,060 --> 00:03:27,360: ear, 485 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:27,629: his 486 00:03:27,629 --> 00:03:28,020: tail 487 00:03:28,020 --> 00:03:28,500: wagging 488 00:03:28,500 --> 00:03:29,219: furiously 489 00:03:29,219 --> 00:03:29,639: behind 490 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:30,240: him, 491 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:30,659: sending 492 00:03:30,659 --> 00:03:30,960: more 493 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:31,349: snow 494 00:03:31,349 --> 00:03:31,949: cascading 495 00:03:31,949 --> 00:03:32,189: down 496 00:03:32,189 --> 00:03:32,280: to 497 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:32,370: the 498 00:03:32,370 --> 00:03:33,479: ground. 499 00:03:33,479 --> 00:03:33,599: He 500 00:03:33,599 --> 00:03:33,870: gave 501 00:03:33,870 --> 00:03:34,229: Tarr a 502 00:03:34,229 --> 00:03:34,949: wink, 503 00:03:34,949 --> 00:03:35,129: then 504 00:03:35,129 --> 00:03:35,490: tilted 505 00:03:35,490 --> 00:03:35,610: his 506 00:03:35,610 --> 00:03:35,789: head 507 00:03:35,789 --> 00:03:36,090: back 508 00:03:36,090 --> 00:03:36,210: to 509 00:03:36,210 --> 00:03:36,539: watch 510 00:03:36,539 --> 00:03:36,629: the 511 00:03:36,629 --> 00:03:38,879: sky.
Tarr 512 00:03:38,879 --> 00:03:39,300: watched 513 00:03:39,300 --> 00:03:39,449: for 514 00:03:39,449 --> 00:03:39,509: a 515 00:03:39,509 --> 00:03:40,110: moment, 516 00:03:40,110 --> 00:03:40,590: studying 517 00:03:40,590 --> 00:03:40,649: the 518 00:03:40,649 --> 00:03:40,979: happy 519 00:03:40,979 --> 00:03:41,280: grin 520 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:41,400: on 521 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:41,759: Micah's 522 00:03:41,759 --> 00:03:42,659: face, 523 00:03:42,659 --> 00:03:42,750: the 524 00:03:42,750 --> 00:03:43,080: subtle 525 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:43,409: cock 526 00:03:43,409 --> 00:03:43,500: of 527 00:03:43,500 --> 00:03:43,590: the 528 00:03:43,590 --> 00:03:44,099: coyote's 529 00:03:44,099 --> 00:03:45,150: head. 530 00:03:45,150 --> 00:03:45,270: He 531 00:03:45,270 --> 00:03:45,360: had 532 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:45,689: rarely 533 00:03:45,689 --> 00:03:46,020: seen 534 00:03:46,020 --> 00:03:46,379: Micah 535 00:03:46,379 --> 00:03:46,680: so 536 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:47,189: simply 537 00:03:47,189 --> 00:03:48,120: contended, 538 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:48,270: and 539 00:03:48,270 --> 00:03:48,539: felt 540 00:03:48,539 --> 00:03:48,599: a 541 00:03:48,599 --> 00:03:48,930: little 542 00:03:48,930 --> 00:03:49,349: stab 543 00:03:49,349 --> 00:03:49,439: of 544 00:03:49,439 --> 00:03:49,979: jealously 545 00:03:49,979 --> 00:03:50,129: that 546 00:03:50,129 --> 00:03:50,250: he 547 00:03:50,250 --> 00:03:50,370: had 548 00:03:50,370 --> 00:03:50,639: not 549 00:03:50,639 --> 00:03:50,849: been 550 00:03:50,849 --> 00:03:50,969: the 551 00:03:50,969 --> 00:03:51,360: cause 552 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:51,419: of 553 00:03:51,419 --> 00:03:51,689: such 554 00:03:51,689 --> 00:03:53,069: glee. 555 00:03:53,069 --> 00:03:53,490: Still, 556 00:03:53,490 --> 00:03:53,729: he 557 00:03:53,729 --> 00:03:54,060: couldn't 558 00:03:54,060 --> 00:03:54,330: make 559 00:03:54,330 --> 00:03:54,780: himself 560 00:03:54,780 --> 00:03:55,289: interrupt 561 00:03:55,289 --> 00:03:55,409: the 562 00:03:55,409 --> 00:03:55,889: coyote's 563 00:03:55,889 --> 00:03:58,229: reverie.
They 564 00:03:58,229 --> 00:03:58,710: passed 565 00:03:58,710 --> 00:03:58,979: long 566 00:03:58,979 --> 00:03:59,400: moments 567 00:03:59,400 --> 00:03:59,494: in 568 00:03:59,494 --> 00:03:59,909: relative 569 00:03:59,909 --> 00:04:01,139: silence, 570 00:04:01,139 --> 00:04:01,710: Levak 571 00:04:01,710 --> 00:04:01,830: and 572 00:04:01,830 --> 00:04:02,490: Emmora 573 00:04:02,490 --> 00:04:02,969: immersed 574 00:04:02,969 --> 00:04:03,060: in 575 00:04:03,060 --> 00:04:03,210: their 576 00:04:03,210 --> 00:04:03,419: own 577 00:04:03,419 --> 00:04:04,650: pursuits, 578 00:04:04,650 --> 00:04:05,129: Tarr 579 00:04:05,129 --> 00:04:05,520: watching 580 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:06,090: Micah, 581 00:04:06,090 --> 00:04:06,300: and 582 00:04:06,300 --> 00:04:06,629: Micah 583 00:04:06,629 --> 00:04:07,050: watching 584 00:04:07,050 --> 00:04:07,139: the 585 00:04:07,139 --> 00:04:07,830: sky, 586 00:04:07,830 --> 00:04:08,340: steadily 587 00:04:08,340 --> 00:04:08,729: turning 588 00:04:08,729 --> 00:04:09,240: paler 589 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:09,360: as 590 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:09,449: the 591 00:04:09,449 --> 00:04:09,750: snow 592 00:04:09,750 --> 00:04:10,169: settled 593 00:04:10,169 --> 00:04:10,289: on 594 00:04:10,289 --> 00:04:11,430: him. 595 00:04:11,430 --> 00:04:11,580: They 596 00:04:11,580 --> 00:04:11,939: might've 597 00:04:11,939 --> 00:04:12,419: continued 598 00:04:12,419 --> 00:04:12,569: for 599 00:04:12,569 --> 00:04:13,020: hours, 600 00:04:13,020 --> 00:04:13,319: if 601 00:04:13,319 --> 00:04:13,500: all 602 00:04:13,500 --> 00:04:13,770: four 603 00:04:13,770 --> 00:04:13,860: of 604 00:04:13,860 --> 00:04:14,009: them 605 00:04:14,009 --> 00:04:14,400: hadn't 606 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:14,550: been 607 00:04:14,550 --> 00:04:15,000: startled 608 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:15,330: nearly 609 00:04:15,330 --> 00:04:15,479: to 610 00:04:15,479 --> 00:04:15,840: death 611 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:15,960: by 612 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:16,050: the 613 00:04:16,050 --> 00:04:16,290: door 614 00:04:16,290 --> 00:04:16,829: slamming 615 00:04:16,829 --> 00:04:17,189: open 616 00:04:17,189 --> 00:04:17,310: to 617 00:04:17,310 --> 00:04:17,670: reveal 618 00:04:17,670 --> 00:04:17,790: the 619 00:04:17,790 --> 00:04:18,149: final 620 00:04:18,149 --> 00:04:18,540: member 621 00:04:18,540 --> 00:04:18,629: of 622 00:04:18,629 --> 00:04:18,750: their 623 00:04:18,750 --> 00:04:20,730: party.
Shayrha 624 00:04:20,730 --> 00:04:20,939: was 625 00:04:20,939 --> 00:04:21,000: a 626 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:21,720: skunk, 627 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:22,230: somewhat 628 00:04:22,230 --> 00:04:22,620: round 629 00:04:22,620 --> 00:04:22,829: and 630 00:04:22,829 --> 00:04:23,279: plush, 631 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:23,430: with 632 00:04:23,430 --> 00:04:23,490: a 633 00:04:23,490 --> 00:04:24,060: rotating 634 00:04:24,060 --> 00:04:24,300: set 635 00:04:24,300 --> 00:04:24,389: of 636 00:04:24,389 --> 00:04:24,959: Illusions 637 00:04:24,959 --> 00:04:25,470: depending 638 00:04:25,470 --> 00:04:25,589: on 639 00:04:25,589 --> 00:04:25,680: her 640 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:26,730: mood. 641 00:04:26,730 --> 00:04:27,029: That 642 00:04:27,029 --> 00:04:27,569: day, 643 00:04:27,569 --> 00:04:27,750: she 644 00:04:27,750 --> 00:04:27,930: had 645 00:04:27,930 --> 00:04:27,990: a 646 00:04:27,990 --> 00:04:28,920: subtle-for-her 647 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:29,310: effect 648 00:04:29,310 --> 00:04:29,490: that 649 00:04:29,490 --> 00:04:29,819: caused 650 00:04:29,819 --> 00:04:29,910: her 651 00:04:29,910 --> 00:04:30,209: fur to 652 00:04:30,209 --> 00:04:30,569: ripple 653 00:04:30,569 --> 00:04:30,660: in 654 00:04:30,660 --> 00:04:30,720: a 655 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:31,110: rainbow 656 00:04:31,110 --> 00:04:32,189: hue. 657 00:04:32,189 --> 00:04:32,519: It 658 00:04:32,519 --> 00:04:33,449: clashed 659 00:04:33,449 --> 00:04:34,410: horribly 660 00:04:34,410 --> 00:04:34,620: with 661 00:04:34,620 --> 00:04:34,709: the 662 00:04:34,709 --> 00:04:34,980: bright 663 00:04:34,980 --> 00:04:35,160: red 664 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:35,459: armor 665 00:04:35,459 --> 00:04:35,639: she 666 00:04:35,639 --> 00:04:37,199: wore.
"You're 667 00:04:37,199 --> 00:04:38,250: late," 668 00:04:38,250 --> 00:04:38,550: said 669 00:04:38,550 --> 00:04:39,029: Levak, 670 00:04:39,029 --> 00:04:39,240: not 671 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:39,689: bothering 672 00:04:39,689 --> 00:04:39,750: to 673 00:04:39,750 --> 00:04:39,959: put 674 00:04:39,959 --> 00:04:40,199: down 675 00:04:40,199 --> 00:04:40,350: his 676 00:04:40,350 --> 00:04:42,870: book.
"Sorry!" 677 00:04:42,870 --> 00:04:43,290: Shayrha 678 00:04:43,290 --> 00:04:43,980: said. 679 00:04:43,980 --> 00:04:44,160: She 680 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:44,310: was 681 00:04:44,310 --> 00:04:44,730: panting 682 00:04:44,730 --> 00:04:45,269: slightly, 683 00:04:45,269 --> 00:04:45,420: and 684 00:04:45,420 --> 00:04:45,779: holding 685 00:04:45,779 --> 00:04:46,050: onto 686 00:04:46,050 --> 00:04:46,170: the 687 00:04:46,170 --> 00:04:46,439: door 688 00:04:46,439 --> 00:04:46,769: jamb 689 00:04:46,769 --> 00:04:46,949: as 690 00:04:46,949 --> 00:04:47,129: she 691 00:04:47,129 --> 00:04:47,730: massaged 692 00:04:47,730 --> 00:04:47,790: a 693 00:04:47,790 --> 00:04:48,209: stitch 694 00:04:48,209 --> 00:04:48,300: in 695 00:04:48,300 --> 00:04:48,420: her 696 00:04:48,420 --> 00:04:49,410: side. "I 697 00:04:49,410 --> 00:04:49,709: lost 698 00:04:49,709 --> 00:04:49,980: track 699 00:04:49,980 --> 00:04:50,069: of 700 00:04:50,069 --> 00:04:51,389: time. 701 00:04:51,389 --> 00:04:51,750: Where's 702 00:04:51,750 --> 00:04:54,540: Micah?"
"Yippers!" 703 00:04:54,540 --> 00:04:54,833: Tarr 704 00:04:54,833 --> 00:04:55,500: yelled out to 705 00:04:55,500 --> 00:04:55,589: the 706 00:04:55,589 --> 00:04:56,819: coyote. "Shay's 707 00:04:56,819 --> 00:04:57,329: here, 708 00:04:57,329 --> 00:04:57,509: it's 709 00:04:57,509 --> 00:04:57,750: time 710 00:04:57,750 --> 00:04:57,839: to 711 00:04:57,839 --> 00:04:59,970: go!"
In 712 00:04:59,970 --> 00:05:00,180: one 713 00:05:00,180 --> 00:05:00,569: smooth 714 00:05:00,569 --> 00:05:01,139: motion, 715 00:05:01,139 --> 00:05:01,470: Micah 716 00:05:01,470 --> 00:05:01,800: climbed 717 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:01,860: to 718 00:05:01,860 --> 00:05:02,069: his 719 00:05:02,069 --> 00:05:02,550: feet 720 00:05:02,550 --> 00:05:02,699: and 721 00:05:02,699 --> 00:05:02,850: then 722 00:05:02,850 --> 00:05:03,449: disappeared 723 00:05:03,449 --> 00:05:03,540: in 724 00:05:03,540 --> 00:05:03,569: a 725 00:05:03,569 --> 00:05:03,930: flash 726 00:05:03,930 --> 00:05:04,019: of 727 00:05:04,019 --> 00:05:04,230: blue 728 00:05:04,230 --> 00:05:04,980: lightning, 729 00:05:04,980 --> 00:05:05,279: only 730 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:05,370: to 731 00:05:05,370 --> 00:05:06,000: reappear 732 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:06,120: in 733 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:06,360: another 734 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:06,810: flash 735 00:05:06,810 --> 00:05:06,899: on 736 00:05:06,899 --> 00:05:06,959: the 737 00:05:06,959 --> 00:05:07,889: windowsill, 738 00:05:07,889 --> 00:05:08,129: his 739 00:05:08,129 --> 00:05:08,699: muzzle 740 00:05:08,699 --> 00:05:09,089: inches 741 00:05:09,089 --> 00:05:09,449: away 742 00:05:09,449 --> 00:05:09,689: from 743 00:05:09,689 --> 00:05:10,050: Tarr's 744 00:05:10,050 --> 00:05:10,860: beak. 745 00:05:10,860 --> 00:05:11,009: He 746 00:05:11,009 --> 00:05:11,339: leapt 747 00:05:11,339 --> 00:05:11,610: down 748 00:05:11,610 --> 00:05:11,759: into 749 00:05:11,759 --> 00:05:11,850: the 750 00:05:11,850 --> 00:05:12,060: blue 751 00:05:12,060 --> 00:05:12,329: jay's 752 00:05:12,329 --> 00:05:12,750: arms 753 00:05:12,750 --> 00:05:12,930: and 754 00:05:12,930 --> 00:05:12,959: a 755 00:05:12,959 --> 00:05:13,560: long, 756 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:13,920: deep 757 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:17,220: kiss.
"Aww," Shayrha 758 00:05:17,220 --> 00:05:18,060: said. 759 00:05:18,060 --> 00:05:18,449: Tarr's 760 00:05:18,449 --> 00:05:18,720: cheek 761 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:19,079: feathers 762 00:05:19,079 --> 00:05:19,470: ruffled 763 00:05:19,470 --> 00:05:19,709: up 764 00:05:19,709 --> 00:05:19,800: in 765 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:19,920: an 766 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:20,370: avian 767 00:05:20,370 --> 00:05:20,819: blush, 768 00:05:20,819 --> 00:05:20,970: but 769 00:05:20,970 --> 00:05:21,120: he 770 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:21,329: was 771 00:05:21,329 --> 00:05:21,839: much 772 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:22,050: too 773 00:05:22,050 --> 00:05:22,379: busy 774 00:05:22,379 --> 00:05:22,529: to 775 00:05:22,529 --> 00:05:24,660: protest.
"Are 776 00:05:24,660 --> 00:05:24,779: we 777 00:05:24,779 --> 00:05:25,110: going, 778 00:05:25,110 --> 00:05:26,399: finally?" 779 00:05:26,399 --> 00:05:26,850: Levak 780 00:05:26,850 --> 00:05:27,269: asked, 781 00:05:27,269 --> 00:05:27,420: his 782 00:05:27,420 --> 00:05:27,750: voice 783 00:05:27,750 --> 00:05:28,079: dry 784 00:05:28,079 --> 00:05:28,259: and 785 00:05:28,259 --> 00:05:30,209: sardonic.
Micah 786 00:05:30,209 --> 00:05:30,509: broke 787 00:05:30,509 --> 00:05:30,629: the 788 00:05:30,629 --> 00:05:30,959: kiss 789 00:05:30,959 --> 00:05:31,079: with 790 00:05:31,079 --> 00:05:31,139: a 791 00:05:31,139 --> 00:05:31,531: soft 792 00:05:31,531 --> 00:05:32,279: giggle, 793 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:32,459: then 794 00:05:32,459 --> 00:05:32,670: laid 795 00:05:32,670 --> 00:05:32,819: his 796 00:05:32,819 --> 00:05:33,089: head 797 00:05:33,089 --> 00:05:33,240: on 798 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:33,569: Tarr's 799 00:05:33,569 --> 00:05:33,990: shoulder 800 00:05:33,990 --> 00:05:34,139: as 801 00:05:34,139 --> 00:05:34,259: he 802 00:05:34,259 --> 00:05:35,610: asked, "Where 803 00:05:35,610 --> 00:05:35,670: are 804 00:05:35,670 --> 00:05:35,819: we 805 00:05:35,819 --> 00:05:36,209: going, 806 00:05:36,209 --> 00:05:38,490: anyway?"
"An 807 00:05:38,490 --> 00:05:39,060: excellent 808 00:05:39,060 --> 00:05:40,259: question," 809 00:05:40,259 --> 00:05:40,589: added 810 00:05:40,589 --> 00:05:41,069: Emmora, 811 00:05:41,069 --> 00:05:41,430: turning 812 00:05:41,430 --> 00:05:41,610: her 813 00:05:41,610 --> 00:05:42,089: infinite 814 00:05:42,089 --> 00:05:42,449: gaze 815 00:05:42,449 --> 00:05:42,569: on 816 00:05:42,569 --> 00:05:44,730: Shayrha.
"Ah," 817 00:05:44,730 --> 00:05:44,850: the 818 00:05:44,850 --> 00:05:45,180: skunk 819 00:05:45,180 --> 00:05:46,170: said, 820 00:05:46,170 --> 00:05:46,500: pulling 821 00:05:46,500 --> 00:05:46,620: out 822 00:05:46,620 --> 00:05:46,680: a 823 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:46,949: sheaf 824 00:05:46,949 --> 00:05:47,040: of 825 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:47,430: papers 826 00:05:47,430 --> 00:05:47,579: from 827 00:05:47,579 --> 00:05:47,699: her 828 00:05:47,699 --> 00:05:49,079: inventory. "It's 829 00:05:49,079 --> 00:05:49,139: a 830 00:05:49,139 --> 00:05:50,009: surprise. 831 00:05:50,009 --> 00:05:50,339: Call 832 00:05:50,339 --> 00:05:50,759: it 833 00:05:50,759 --> 00:05:50,879: a 834 00:05:50,879 --> 00:05:51,600: Winterwreath 835 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:51,930: gift 836 00:05:51,930 --> 00:05:52,139: from 837 00:05:52,139 --> 00:05:53,939: me."
Levak's 838 00:05:53,939 --> 00:05:54,480: eyebrows 839 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:54,870: shot 840 00:05:54,870 --> 00:05:56,310: up. "Are 841 00:05:56,310 --> 00:05:56,579: those 842 00:05:56,579 --> 00:05:57,000: secret 843 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:57,389: dungeon 844 00:05:57,389 --> 00:05:59,610: tickets?"
Shayrha 845 00:05:59,610 --> 00:06:02,459: grinned.
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"That 874 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:17,100: was a good find, Shay," Levak said, a muscle 875 00:06:17,100 --> 00:06:17,759: twitching 876 00:06:17,759 --> 00:06:17,879: in 877 00:06:17,879 --> 00:06:18,089: his 878 00:06:18,089 --> 00:06:18,329: lip 879 00:06:18,329 --> 00:06:18,420: as 880 00:06:18,420 --> 00:06:18,540: he 881 00:06:18,540 --> 00:06:18,959: fought 882 00:06:18,959 --> 00:06:19,019: a 883 00:06:19,019 --> 00:06:22,620: smile. "Seriously."
"My 884 00:06:22,620 --> 00:06:23,550: pleasure," 885 00:06:23,550 --> 00:06:23,850: said 886 00:06:23,850 --> 00:06:25,079: Shayrha, "What 887 00:06:25,079 --> 00:06:25,110: are 888 00:06:25,110 --> 00:06:25,235: you 889 00:06:25,235 --> 00:06:25,379: all 890 00:06:25,379 --> 00:06:25,470: up 891 00:06:25,470 --> 00:06:25,649: to 892 00:06:25,649 --> 00:06:26,490: now? 893 00:06:26,490 --> 00:06:26,699: I 894 00:06:26,699 --> 00:06:26,939: don't 895 00:06:26,939 --> 00:06:27,089: have 896 00:06:27,089 --> 00:06:27,240: any 897 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:27,389: more 898 00:06:27,389 --> 00:06:27,839: invites, 899 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:28,259: but 900 00:06:28,259 --> 00:06:28,379: we 901 00:06:28,379 --> 00:06:28,500: could 902 00:06:28,500 --> 00:06:28,620: do 903 00:06:28,620 --> 00:06:28,680: a 904 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:29,069: regular 905 00:06:29,069 --> 00:06:31,139: dungeon?"
"I 906 00:06:31,139 --> 00:06:31,410: have 907 00:06:31,410 --> 00:06:32,490: plans," 908 00:06:32,490 --> 00:06:33,027: Levak 909 00:06:33,027 --> 00:06:33,899: said. 910 00:06:33,899 --> 00:06:34,019: He 911 00:06:34,019 --> 00:06:34,589: hesitated 912 00:06:34,589 --> 00:06:34,649: a 913 00:06:34,649 --> 00:06:35,069: moment, 914 00:06:35,069 --> 00:06:35,250: then 915 00:06:35,250 --> 00:06:36,569: added, "but 916 00:06:36,569 --> 00:06:36,720: I'm 917 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:36,990: free 918 00:06:36,990 --> 00:06:37,290: after 919 00:06:37,290 --> 00:06:38,279: dinner. 920 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:38,550: Rain 921 00:06:38,550 --> 00:06:40,410: check?"
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"Good 956 00:06:54,300 --> 00:06:55,139: luck," 957 00:06:55,139 --> 00:06:55,414: Tarr 958 00:06:55,414 --> 00:06:55,680: told 959 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:55,740: the 960 00:06:55,740 --> 00:06:56,879: falcon. "And 961 00:06:56,879 --> 00:06:57,089: I've 962 00:06:57,089 --> 00:06:57,243: got 963 00:06:57,243 --> 00:06:57,300: to 964 00:06:57,300 --> 00:06:57,540: run, 965 00:06:57,540 --> 00:06:58,589: too. I'm 966 00:06:58,589 --> 00:06:59,160: evaluating 967 00:06:59,160 --> 00:06:59,220: a 968 00:06:59,220 --> 00:06:59,399: new 969 00:06:59,399 --> 00:06:59,730: guild 970 00:06:59,730 --> 00:07:00,120: candidate 971 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:00,240: for 972 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:01,350: Griggor." 973 00:07:01,350 --> 00:07:01,500: He 974 00:07:01,500 --> 00:07:01,800: gave 975 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:02,040: Micah 976 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:02,250: a 977 00:07:02,250 --> 00:07:02,730: kiss, 978 00:07:02,730 --> 00:07:02,879: then 979 00:07:02,879 --> 00:07:03,480: teleported 980 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:04,259: away. 981 00:07:04,259 --> 00:07:04,379: In 982 00:07:04,379 --> 00:07:04,439: a 983 00:07:04,439 --> 00:07:05,069: moment, 984 00:07:05,069 --> 00:07:05,610: Levak 985 00:07:05,610 --> 00:07:05,790: and 986 00:07:05,790 --> 00:07:06,149: Emmora 987 00:07:06,149 --> 00:07:06,389: had 988 00:07:06,389 --> 00:07:06,720: also 989 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:08,399: vanished.
"Ah, 990 00:07:08,399 --> 00:07:09,329: well," 991 00:07:09,329 --> 00:07:09,600: said 992 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:10,079: Shayrha, 993 00:07:10,079 --> 00:07:10,560: staring 994 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:10,649: at 995 00:07:10,649 --> 00:07:10,769: the 996 00:07:10,769 --> 00:07:11,069: empty 997 00:07:11,069 --> 00:07:11,490: place 998 00:07:11,490 --> 00:07:11,610: on 999 00:07:11,610 --> 00:07:11,670: the 1000 00:07:11,670 --> 00:07:11,939: hill 1001 00:07:11,939 --> 00:07:12,060: where 1002 00:07:12,060 --> 00:07:12,180: their 1003 00:07:12,180 --> 00:07:12,509: friends 1004 00:07:12,509 --> 00:07:12,660: had 1005 00:07:12,660 --> 00:07:13,709: been. "At 1006 00:07:13,709 --> 00:07:13,920: least 1007 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:14,009: we 1008 00:07:14,009 --> 00:07:14,189: did 1009 00:07:14,189 --> 00:07:14,279: the 1010 00:07:14,279 --> 00:07:14,550: one 1011 00:07:14,550 --> 00:07:15,449: dungeon. 1012 00:07:15,449 --> 00:07:15,569: It 1013 00:07:15,569 --> 00:07:15,810: was 1014 00:07:15,810 --> 00:07:15,990: pretty 1015 00:07:15,990 --> 00:07:16,319: good, 1016 00:07:16,319 --> 00:07:16,560: right, 1017 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:17,939: Micah?" 1018 00:07:17,939 --> 00:07:18,149: She 1019 00:07:18,149 --> 00:07:18,449: turned 1020 00:07:18,449 --> 00:07:18,540: to 1021 00:07:18,540 --> 00:07:18,810: find 1022 00:07:18,810 --> 00:07:18,899: the 1023 00:07:18,899 --> 00:07:19,529: coyote 1024 00:07:19,529 --> 00:07:20,160: staring 1025 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:20,399: off 1026 00:07:20,399 --> 00:07:20,579: into 1027 00:07:20,579 --> 00:07:22,620: space.
"You 1028 00:07:22,620 --> 00:07:23,009: okay, 1029 00:07:23,009 --> 00:07:24,329: Mic?" Shayrha 1030 00:07:24,329 --> 00:07:25,050: asked. "Did 1031 00:07:25,050 --> 00:07:25,199: you 1032 00:07:25,199 --> 00:07:25,410: not 1033 00:07:25,410 --> 00:07:25,589: like 1034 00:07:25,589 --> 00:07:25,709: your 1035 00:07:25,709 --> 00:07:25,920: loot 1036 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:28,139: rolls?"
"Huh? 1037 00:07:28,139 --> 00:07:28,500: Oh, 1038 00:07:28,500 --> 00:07:28,860: no, 1039 00:07:28,860 --> 00:07:29,279: it's 1040 00:07:29,279 --> 00:07:29,459: all 1041 00:07:29,459 --> 00:07:30,269: fine. 1042 00:07:30,269 --> 00:07:30,389: It 1043 00:07:30,389 --> 00:07:30,540: was 1044 00:07:30,540 --> 00:07:30,600: a 1045 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:30,839: fun 1046 00:07:30,839 --> 00:07:32,910: dungeon."
"What's 1047 00:07:32,910 --> 00:07:34,529: up?"
He 1048 00:07:34,529 --> 00:07:34,829: turned 1049 00:07:34,829 --> 00:07:34,920: to 1050 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:35,160: look up 1051 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:35,250: at 1052 00:07:35,250 --> 00:07:35,400: her, 1053 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:35,459: a 1054 00:07:35,459 --> 00:07:35,879: strange 1055 00:07:35,879 --> 00:07:36,389: expression 1056 00:07:36,389 --> 00:07:36,509: on 1057 00:07:36,509 --> 00:07:36,689: his 1058 00:07:36,689 --> 00:07:37,079: face 1059 00:07:37,079 --> 00:07:37,230: that 1060 00:07:37,230 --> 00:07:37,470: she 1061 00:07:37,470 --> 00:07:37,680: could 1062 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:38,040: not 1063 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:38,459: quite 1064 00:07:38,459 --> 00:07:40,800: place. "What's 1065 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:43,649: Winterwreath?"
Shayrha 1066 00:07:43,649 --> 00:07:43,800: was 1067 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:43,829: a 1068 00:07:43,829 --> 00:07:44,040: little 1069 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:44,339: taken 1070 00:07:44,339 --> 00:07:44,699: aback 1071 00:07:44,699 --> 00:07:44,819: by 1072 00:07:44,819 --> 00:07:44,939: the 1073 00:07:44,939 --> 00:07:46,709: question. "Well, 1074 00:07:46,709 --> 00:07:46,980: it's 1075 00:07:46,980 --> 00:07:47,069: a 1076 00:07:47,069 --> 00:07:48,329: holiday. 1077 00:07:48,329 --> 00:07:48,600: It's 1078 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:48,779: from 1079 00:07:48,779 --> 00:07:49,199: Lantus 1080 00:07:49,199 --> 00:07:49,290: of 1081 00:07:49,290 --> 00:07:49,379: the 1082 00:07:49,379 --> 00:07:49,740: Golden 1083 00:07:49,740 --> 00:07:50,759: Mountains 1084 00:07:50,759 --> 00:07:51,360: originally, 1085 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:51,509: I 1086 00:07:51,509 --> 00:07:52,470: think, 1087 00:07:52,470 --> 00:07:52,680: but 1088 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:52,799: it's 1089 00:07:52,799 --> 00:07:53,339: celebrated 1090 00:07:53,339 --> 00:07:54,209: everywhere. 1091 00:07:54,209 --> 00:07:54,689: Almost 1092 00:07:54,689 --> 00:07:55,649: everywhere," 1093 00:07:55,649 --> 00:07:55,860: she 1094 00:07:55,860 --> 00:07:56,220: amended 1095 00:07:56,220 --> 00:07:57,689: hastily. 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and 1193 00:08:24,300 --> 00:08:24,569: growth 1194 00:08:24,569 --> 00:08:25,470: again. 1195 00:08:25,470 --> 00:08:26,009: Then, 1196 00:08:26,009 --> 00:08:26,189: at 1197 00:08:26,189 --> 00:08:26,250: the 1198 00:08:26,250 --> 00:08:26,490: height 1199 00:08:26,490 --> 00:08:26,550: of 1200 00:08:26,550 --> 00:08:26,910: summer, 1201 00:08:26,910 --> 00:08:27,029: the 1202 00:08:27,029 --> 00:08:27,269: ice 1203 00:08:27,269 --> 00:08:27,629: dragon 1204 00:08:27,629 --> 00:08:28,199: returns 1205 00:08:28,199 --> 00:08:28,350: and 1206 00:08:28,350 --> 00:08:28,709: steals 1207 00:08:28,709 --> 00:08:28,800: the 1208 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:29,040: sun 1209 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:29,490: again, 1210 00:08:29,490 --> 00:08:29,759: before 1211 00:08:29,759 --> 00:08:29,850: the 1212 00:08:29,850 --> 00:08:30,120: world 1213 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:30,329: gets 1214 00:08:30,329 --> 00:08:30,480: too 1215 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:31,259: hot, 1216 00:08:31,259 --> 00:08:31,439: and 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"And 1221 00:08:33,809 --> 00:08:34,230: you 1222 00:08:34,230 --> 00:08:34,529: give 1223 00:08:34,529 --> 00:08:34,919: gifts 1224 00:08:34,919 --> 00:08:35,190: for 1225 00:08:35,190 --> 00:08:36,659: it?"
Shayrha 1226 00:08:36,659 --> 00:08:37,740: nodded. "To 1227 00:08:37,740 --> 00:08:38,250: commemorate 1228 00:08:38,250 --> 00:08:38,340: the 1229 00:08:38,340 --> 00:08:38,610: gifts 1230 00:08:38,610 --> 00:08:38,730: that 1231 00:08:38,730 --> 00:08:38,850: the 1232 00:08:38,850 --> 00:08:39,210: ancient 1233 00:08:39,210 --> 00:08:39,690: Lantites 1234 00:08:39,690 --> 00:08:39,899: gave 1235 00:08:39,899 --> 00:08:40,080: each 1236 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:40,259: other 1237 00:08:40,259 --> 00:08:40,350: to 1238 00:08:40,350 --> 00:08:40,740: survive 1239 00:08:40,740 --> 00:08:40,830: the 1240 00:08:40,830 --> 00:08:41,610: winter. 1241 00:08:41,610 --> 00:08:42,029: Oh, 1242 00:08:42,029 --> 00:08:42,210: and 1243 00:08:42,210 --> 00:08:42,299: if 1244 00:08:42,299 --> 00:08:42,389: you 1245 00:08:42,389 --> 00:08:42,539: go 1246 00:08:42,539 --> 00:08:42,629: to 1247 00:08:42,629 --> 00:08:43,049: Lantus 1248 00:08:43,049 --> 00:08:43,289: during 1249 00:08:43,289 --> 00:08:43,440: the 1250 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:43,590: week 1251 00:08:43,590 --> 00:08:43,679: of 1252 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:43,769: the 1253 00:08:43,769 --> 00:08:44,399: holiday, 1254 00:08:44,399 --> 00:08:44,580: you 1255 00:08:44,580 --> 00:08:44,730: can 1256 00:08:44,730 --> 00:08:45,000: fight 1257 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:45,120: the 1258 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:45,330: ice 1259 00:08:45,330 --> 00:08:45,690: dragon 1260 00:08:45,690 --> 00:08:45,779: as 1261 00:08:45,779 --> 00:08:45,840: a 1262 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:46,320: seasonal 1263 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:46,889: boss, 1264 00:08:46,889 --> 00:08:47,070: and 1265 00:08:47,070 --> 00:08:47,190: get 1266 00:08:47,190 --> 00:08:47,429: some 1267 00:08:47,429 --> 00:08:47,879: decent 1268 00:08:47,879 --> 00:08:48,299: illusion 1269 00:08:48,299 --> 00:08:48,509: gear 1270 00:08:48,509 --> 00:08:48,690: from 1271 00:08:48,690 --> 00:08:48,720: a 1272 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:49,980: vendor. 1273 00:08:49,980 --> 00:08:50,580: Mostly 1274 00:08:50,580 --> 00:08:51,029: sweaters 1275 00:08:51,029 --> 00:08:51,120: and 1276 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:53,399: stuff."
"Does 1277 00:08:53,399 --> 00:08:53,759: Tarr 1278 00:08:53,759 --> 00:08:54,570: celebrate, 1279 00:08:54,570 --> 00:08:54,659: do 1280 00:08:54,659 --> 00:08:54,809: you 1281 00:08:54,809 --> 00:08:56,340: know?"
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With 1301 00:09:02,820 --> 00:09:02,909: a 1302 00:09:02,909 --> 00:09:03,360: sound 1303 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:03,870: somewhere 1304 00:09:03,870 --> 00:09:04,230: between 1305 00:09:04,230 --> 00:09:04,289: a 1306 00:09:04,289 --> 00:09:04,740: groan 1307 00:09:04,740 --> 00:09:04,860: and 1308 00:09:04,860 --> 00:09:04,919: a 1309 00:09:04,919 --> 00:09:05,370: whimper, 1310 00:09:05,370 --> 00:09:05,789: Micah 1311 00:09:05,789 --> 00:09:06,360: plastered 1312 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:06,480: his 1313 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:06,779: ears 1314 00:09:06,779 --> 00:09:06,870: to 1315 00:09:06,870 --> 00:09:06,960: the 1316 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:07,320: side 1317 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:07,409: of 1318 00:09:07,409 --> 00:09:07,559: his 1319 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:09,539: head.
"What's 1320 00:09:09,539 --> 00:09:10,830: wrong?" 1321 00:09:10,830 --> 00:09:11,309: Shayrha 1322 00:09:11,309 --> 00:09:11,789: asked, 1323 00:09:11,789 --> 00:09:13,950: alarmed.
"We've 1324 00:09:13,950 --> 00:09:14,429: been 1325 00:09:14,429 --> 00:09:14,970: dating 1326 00:09:14,970 --> 00:09:15,179: for 1327 00:09:15,179 --> 00:09:15,840: years 1328 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:15,960: and 1329 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:16,110: I 1330 00:09:16,110 --> 00:09:16,350: had 1331 00:09:16,350 --> 00:09:16,559: no 1332 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:17,129: idea 1333 00:09:17,129 --> 00:09:17,309: he 1334 00:09:17,309 --> 00:09:17,460: was 1335 00:09:17,460 --> 00:09:18,059: expecting 1336 00:09:18,059 --> 00:09:18,720: Winterwreath 1337 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:20,580: gifts."
"Oh, 1338 00:09:20,580 --> 00:09:22,139: sweetheart," 1339 00:09:22,139 --> 00:09:22,605: Shayrha 1340 00:09:22,605 --> 00:09:23,340: said. 1341 00:09:23,340 --> 00:09:23,549: She 1342 00:09:23,549 --> 00:09:23,700: put 1343 00:09:23,700 --> 00:09:23,789: an 1344 00:09:23,789 --> 00:09:24,029: arm 1345 00:09:24,029 --> 00:09:24,330: around 1346 00:09:24,330 --> 00:09:24,480: his 1347 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:25,590: shoulders. "If 1348 00:09:25,590 --> 00:09:25,679: it 1349 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:26,009: mattered 1350 00:09:26,009 --> 00:09:26,100: to 1351 00:09:26,100 --> 00:09:26,340: him, 1352 00:09:26,340 --> 00:09:26,490: he 1353 00:09:26,490 --> 00:09:26,639: would 1354 00:09:26,639 --> 00:09:26,730: have 1355 00:09:26,730 --> 00:09:27,029: said 1356 00:09:27,029 --> 00:09:28,169: something. 1357 00:09:28,169 --> 00:09:28,679: Besides, 1358 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:28,799: it's 1359 00:09:28,799 --> 00:09:28,980: not 1360 00:09:28,980 --> 00:09:29,220: really 1361 00:09:29,220 --> 00:09:29,309: the 1362 00:09:29,309 --> 00:09:29,759: gifts 1363 00:09:29,759 --> 00:09:29,970: that 1364 00:09:29,970 --> 00:09:30,419: matter, 1365 00:09:30,419 --> 00:09:30,600: it's 1366 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:30,690: the 1367 00:09:30,690 --> 00:09:31,019: love 1368 00:09:31,019 --> 00:09:31,139: that 1369 00:09:31,139 --> 00:09:31,230: the 1370 00:09:31,230 --> 00:09:31,559: gifts 1371 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:32,250: represent, 1372 00:09:32,250 --> 00:09:32,490: and 1373 00:09:32,490 --> 00:09:33,000: Tarr 1374 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:33,637: has 1375 00:09:33,637 --> 00:09:34,110: never 1376 00:09:34,110 --> 00:09:34,559: doubted 1377 00:09:34,559 --> 00:09:34,710: that 1378 00:09:34,710 --> 00:09:34,889: you 1379 00:09:34,889 --> 00:09:35,190: love 1380 00:09:35,190 --> 00:09:38,279: him."
"Yeah," 1381 00:09:38,279 --> 00:09:38,610: Micah 1382 00:09:38,610 --> 00:09:39,120: said, 1383 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:39,299: though 1384 00:09:39,299 --> 00:09:39,419: he 1385 00:09:39,419 --> 00:09:39,899: sounded 1386 00:09:39,899 --> 00:09:41,850: unconvinced.
"If 1387 00:09:41,850 --> 00:09:41,970: it 1388 00:09:41,970 --> 00:09:42,389: matters 1389 00:09:42,389 --> 00:09:42,659: that 1390 00:09:42,659 --> 00:09:43,049: much 1391 00:09:43,049 --> 00:09:43,169: to 1392 00:09:43,169 --> 00:09:43,769: you, 1393 00:09:43,769 --> 00:09:43,980: there's 1394 00:09:43,980 --> 00:09:44,279: still 1395 00:09:44,279 --> 00:09:44,610: plenty 1396 00:09:44,610 --> 00:09:44,700: of 1397 00:09:44,700 --> 00:09:45,029: time 1398 00:09:45,029 --> 00:09:45,149: to 1399 00:09:45,149 --> 00:09:45,360: get 1400 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:45,480: him 1401 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:45,539: a 1402 00:09:45,539 --> 00:09:47,399: gift."
He 1403 00:09:47,399 --> 00:09:47,789: peeked 1404 00:09:47,789 --> 00:09:47,940: up 1405 00:09:47,940 --> 00:09:48,029: at 1406 00:09:48,029 --> 00:09:49,919: her.
"Winterwreath 1407 00:09:49,919 --> 00:09:50,039: is 1408 00:09:50,039 --> 00:09:50,399: still 1409 00:09:50,399 --> 00:09:50,730: four 1410 00:09:50,730 --> 00:09:51,029: days 1411 00:09:51,029 --> 00:09:51,929: away. 1412 00:09:51,929 --> 00:09:52,500: Lots 1413 00:09:52,500 --> 00:09:52,590: of 1414 00:09:52,590 --> 00:09:52,919: time 1415 00:09:52,919 --> 00:09:53,009: to 1416 00:09:53,009 --> 00:09:54,899: shop."
Micah 1417 00:09:54,899 --> 00:09:55,440: unfolded 1418 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:55,559: his 1419 00:09:55,559 --> 00:09:56,070: ears 1420 00:09:56,070 --> 00:09:56,940: slowly, 1421 00:09:56,940 --> 00:09:57,090: and 1422 00:09:57,090 --> 00:09:57,210: they 1423 00:09:57,210 --> 00:09:57,600: flicked 1424 00:09:57,600 --> 00:09:57,809: once 1425 00:09:57,809 --> 00:09:57,899: or 1426 00:09:57,899 --> 00:09:58,320: twice 1427 00:09:58,320 --> 00:09:58,440: as 1428 00:09:58,440 --> 00:09:58,470: a 1429 00:09:58,470 --> 00:09:58,830: small 1430 00:09:58,830 --> 00:09:59,340: smile 1431 00:09:59,340 --> 00:09:59,879: blossomed 1432 00:09:59,879 --> 00:10:00,000: on 1433 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:00,120: his 1434 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:01,740: lips.
"You're 1435 00:10:01,740 --> 00:10:02,039: right, 1436 00:10:02,039 --> 00:10:03,000: Shay," 1437 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:03,149: he 1438 00:10:03,149 --> 00:10:03,419: told 1439 00:10:03,419 --> 00:10:04,289: her. "Instead 1440 00:10:04,289 --> 00:10:04,409: of 1441 00:10:04,409 --> 00:10:05,129: panicking, 1442 00:10:05,129 --> 00:10:05,429: I'm 1443 00:10:05,429 --> 00:10:05,789: going 1444 00:10:05,789 --> 00:10:05,879: to 1445 00:10:05,879 --> 00:10:06,090: pick 1446 00:10:06,090 --> 00:10:06,299: out 1447 00:10:06,299 --> 00:10:06,419: the 1448 00:10:06,419 --> 00:10:07,409: best 1449 00:10:07,409 --> 00:10:08,250: Winterwreath 1450 00:10:08,250 --> 00:10:08,669: gift 1451 00:10:08,669 --> 00:10:09,929: ever." 1452 00:10:09,929 --> 00:10:10,110: He 1453 00:10:10,110 --> 00:10:10,409: leaned 1454 00:10:10,409 --> 00:10:10,679: over 1455 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:10,799: to 1456 00:10:10,799 --> 00:10:11,009: give 1457 00:10:11,009 --> 00:10:11,159: her 1458 00:10:11,159 --> 00:10:11,220: a 1459 00:10:11,220 --> 00:10:11,639: hug, 1460 00:10:11,639 --> 00:10:11,820: then 1461 00:10:11,820 --> 00:10:12,360: teleported 1462 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:13,350: away. 1463 00:10:13,350 --> 00:10:13,769: Shayrha 1464 00:10:13,769 --> 00:10:14,159: grinned 1465 00:10:14,159 --> 00:10:14,250: to 1466 00:10:14,250 --> 00:10:15,309: herself, and took 1467 00:10:15,309 --> 00:10:15,460: her 1468 00:10:15,460 --> 00:10:15,850: time 1469 00:10:15,850 --> 00:10:16,179: getting 1470 00:10:16,179 --> 00:10:16,570: up 1471 00:10:16,570 --> 00:10:16,779: and 1472 00:10:16,779 --> 00:10:17,080: heading 1473 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:17,470: back 1474 00:10:17,470 --> 00:10:17,620: to 1475 00:10:17,620 --> 00:10:21,279: civilization.
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"You 1476 00:10:21,279 --> 00:10:21,879: told 1477 00:10:21,879 --> 00:10:22,389: him 1478 00:10:22,389 --> 00:10:24,399: what?" 1479 00:10:24,399 --> 00:10:24,730: Tarr 1480 00:10:24,730 --> 00:10:25,210: asked, 1481 00:10:25,210 --> 00:10:25,690: staring 1482 00:10:25,690 --> 00:10:26,320: wide-eyed 1483 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:26,379: at 1484 00:10:26,379 --> 00:10:27,639: Shayrha. 1485 00:10:27,639 --> 00:10:27,820: She 1486 00:10:27,820 --> 00:10:28,000: took 1487 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:28,029: a 1488 00:10:28,029 --> 00:10:28,330: step 1489 00:10:28,330 --> 00:10:28,690: back 1490 00:10:28,690 --> 00:10:28,870: from 1491 00:10:28,870 --> 00:10:28,960: the 1492 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:29,409: rapidly 1493 00:10:29,409 --> 00:10:29,830: spreading 1494 00:10:29,830 --> 00:10:30,220: puddle 1495 00:10:30,220 --> 00:10:30,340: of 1496 00:10:30,340 --> 00:10:30,730: beer 1497 00:10:30,730 --> 00:10:30,940: and 1498 00:10:30,940 --> 00:10:31,299: broken 1499 00:10:31,299 --> 00:10:31,960: glass, 1500 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:32,139: the 1501 00:10:32,139 --> 00:10:32,440: only 1502 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:32,919: remnants 1503 00:10:32,919 --> 00:10:33,009: of 1504 00:10:33,009 --> 00:10:33,100: the 1505 00:10:33,100 --> 00:10:33,399: plate 1506 00:10:33,399 --> 00:10:33,490: of 1507 00:10:33,490 --> 00:10:33,850: drinks 1508 00:10:33,850 --> 00:10:34,090: Tarr 1509 00:10:34,090 --> 00:10:34,240: had 1510 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:34,389: been 1511 00:10:34,389 --> 00:10:34,899: carrying 1512 00:10:34,899 --> 00:10:35,080: when 1513 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:35,470: Shayrha 1514 00:10:35,470 --> 00:10:35,620: had 1515 00:10:35,620 --> 00:10:36,129: finally 1516 00:10:36,129 --> 00:10:36,399: caught 1517 00:10:36,399 --> 00:10:36,549: up 1518 00:10:36,549 --> 00:10:36,669: with 1519 00:10:36,669 --> 00:10:37,419: him, 1520 00:10:37,419 --> 00:10:37,480: a 1521 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:37,750: few 1522 00:10:37,750 --> 00:10:38,169: hours 1523 00:10:38,169 --> 00:10:38,409: after 1524 00:10:38,409 --> 00:10:38,590: she 1525 00:10:38,590 --> 00:10:38,710: had 1526 00:10:38,710 --> 00:10:39,009: left 1527 00:10:39,009 --> 00:10:40,960: Micah.
"Just 1528 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:41,409: the... 1529 00:10:41,409 --> 00:10:41,740: just 1530 00:10:41,740 --> 00:10:41,830: the 1531 00:10:41,830 --> 00:10:42,340: story 1532 00:10:42,340 --> 00:10:42,429: of 1533 00:10:42,429 --> 00:10:43,419: Winterwreath," 1534 00:10:43,419 --> 00:10:43,720: said 1535 00:10:43,720 --> 00:10:44,710: Shayrha. "I 1536 00:10:44,710 --> 00:10:45,669: don't... 1537 00:10:45,669 --> 00:10:48,580: what's wrong?"
"Shay, 1538 00:10:48,580 --> 00:10:50,110: no," 1539 00:10:50,110 --> 00:10:50,470: Tarr 1540 00:10:50,470 --> 00:10:51,340: said. 1541 00:10:51,340 --> 00:10:51,490: He 1542 00:10:51,490 --> 00:10:52,000: collapsed 1543 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:52,179: into 1544 00:10:52,179 --> 00:10:52,240: a 1545 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:52,629: seat 1546 00:10:52,629 --> 00:10:52,720: in 1547 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:52,809: the 1548 00:10:52,809 --> 00:10:53,409: bar-like 1549 00:10:53,409 --> 00:10:53,710: main 1550 00:10:53,710 --> 00:10:53,919: room 1551 00:10:53,919 --> 00:10:54,039: of 1552 00:10:54,039 --> 00:10:54,100: the 1553 00:10:54,100 --> 00:10:55,210: Guildhall. 1554 00:10:55,210 --> 00:10:55,600: Around 1555 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:55,840: them, 1556 00:10:55,840 --> 00:10:56,080: other 1557 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:56,379: guild 1558 00:10:56,379 --> 00:10:56,769: members 1559 00:10:56,769 --> 00:10:56,919: had 1560 00:10:56,919 --> 00:10:57,340: stopped 1561 00:10:57,340 --> 00:10:57,519: their 1562 00:10:57,519 --> 00:10:57,730: own 1563 00:10:57,730 --> 00:10:58,539: conversations 1564 00:10:58,539 --> 00:10:58,629: to 1565 00:10:58,629 --> 00:10:58,990: watch 1566 00:10:58,990 --> 00:10:59,080: the 1567 00:10:59,080 --> 00:10:59,320: blue 1568 00:10:59,320 --> 00:10:59,649: jay 1569 00:10:59,649 --> 00:10:59,766: and 1570 00:10:59,766 --> 00:10:59,830: the 1571 00:10:59,830 --> 00:11:01,899: skunk.
"No, 1572 00:11:01,899 --> 00:11:03,309: what?" 1573 00:11:03,309 --> 00:11:03,759: Shayrha 1574 00:11:03,759 --> 00:11:04,120: knelt 1575 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:04,240: to 1576 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:04,450: pick 1577 00:11:04,450 --> 00:11:04,600: up 1578 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:05,049: Tarr's 1579 00:11:05,049 --> 00:11:05,559: tray 1580 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:06,129: and, 1581 00:11:06,129 --> 00:11:06,490: very 1582 00:11:06,490 --> 00:11:07,480: carefully, 1583 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:07,840: began 1584 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:08,289: plucking 1585 00:11:08,289 --> 00:11:08,649: pieces 1586 00:11:08,649 --> 00:11:08,769: of 1587 00:11:08,769 --> 00:11:09,220: glass 1588 00:11:09,220 --> 00:11:09,340: out 1589 00:11:09,340 --> 00:11:09,399: of 1590 00:11:09,399 --> 00:11:09,490: the 1591 00:11:09,490 --> 00:11:09,879: foaming 1592 00:11:09,879 --> 00:11:11,649: mess. "He 1593 00:11:11,649 --> 00:11:12,009: wanted 1594 00:11:12,009 --> 00:11:12,100: to 1595 00:11:12,100 --> 00:11:12,309: be 1596 00:11:12,309 --> 00:11:12,549: part 1597 00:11:12,549 --> 00:11:12,639: of 1598 00:11:12,639 --> 00:11:12,759: your 1599 00:11:12,759 --> 00:11:13,539: traditions, 1600 00:11:13,539 --> 00:11:13,750: I 1601 00:11:13,750 --> 00:11:14,019: thought 1602 00:11:14,019 --> 00:11:14,200: you'd 1603 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:14,379: be 1604 00:11:14,379 --> 00:11:15,309: pleased. 1605 00:11:15,309 --> 00:11:15,639: Don't 1606 00:11:15,639 --> 00:11:15,850: you 1607 00:11:15,850 --> 00:11:16,269: like 1608 00:11:16,269 --> 00:11:19,299: Winterwreath?"
"No, 1609 00:11:19,299 --> 00:11:19,840: I 1610 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:20,440: hate 1611 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:21,639: it!" 1612 00:11:21,639 --> 00:11:22,029: Tarr 1613 00:11:22,029 --> 00:11:23,320: wailed. "It's 1614 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:23,529: the 1615 00:11:23,529 --> 00:11:24,370: worst! 1616 00:11:24,370 --> 00:11:24,610: It's 1617 00:11:24,610 --> 00:11:24,879: all 1618 00:11:24,879 --> 00:11:25,450: pressure 1619 00:11:25,450 --> 00:11:25,720: and 1620 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:26,049: no 1621 00:11:26,049 --> 00:11:27,970: fun!"
"What? 1622 00:11:27,970 --> 00:11:28,149: Then 1623 00:11:28,149 --> 00:11:28,389: why 1624 00:11:28,389 --> 00:11:28,450: do 1625 00:11:28,450 --> 00:11:28,600: you 1626 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:28,690: do 1627 00:11:28,690 --> 00:11:28,779: the 1628 00:11:28,779 --> 00:11:29,049: white 1629 00:11:29,049 --> 00:11:29,500: dragon 1630 00:11:29,500 --> 00:11:29,799: gift 1631 00:11:29,799 --> 00:11:30,009: every 1632 00:11:30,009 --> 00:11:31,450: year?"
"I 1633 00:11:31,450 --> 00:11:35,139: don't!"
"Ah," 1634 00:11:35,139 --> 00:11:35,470: said 1635 00:11:35,470 --> 00:11:36,429: Shayrha. 1636 00:11:36,429 --> 00:11:36,669: She 1637 00:11:36,669 --> 00:11:36,909: looked 1638 00:11:36,909 --> 00:11:37,059: up 1639 00:11:37,059 --> 00:11:37,149: at 1640 00:11:37,149 --> 00:11:37,600: Tarr, 1641 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:37,870: and 1642 00:11:37,870 --> 00:11:38,169: paid 1643 00:11:38,169 --> 00:11:38,289: for 1644 00:11:38,289 --> 00:11:38,440: her 1645 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:38,799: lapse 1646 00:11:38,799 --> 00:11:38,889: in 1647 00:11:38,889 --> 00:11:39,370: attention 1648 00:11:39,370 --> 00:11:39,490: by 1649 00:11:39,490 --> 00:11:39,820: cutting 1650 00:11:39,820 --> 00:11:39,850: a 1651 00:11:39,850 --> 00:11:40,210: finger 1652 00:11:40,210 --> 00:11:40,330: on 1653 00:11:40,330 --> 00:11:40,389: a 1654 00:11:40,389 --> 00:11:40,659: piece 1655 00:11:40,659 --> 00:11:40,720: of 1656 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:42,129: glass. 1657 00:11:42,129 --> 00:11:42,639: Wincing, 1658 00:11:42,639 --> 00:11:42,820: she 1659 00:11:42,820 --> 00:11:43,120: grabbed 1660 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:43,149: a 1661 00:11:43,149 --> 00:11:43,539: napkin 1662 00:11:43,539 --> 00:11:43,690: from 1663 00:11:43,690 --> 00:11:43,750: a 1664 00:11:43,750 --> 00:11:44,139: nearby 1665 00:11:44,139 --> 00:11:44,529: table 1666 00:11:44,529 --> 00:11:44,620: and 1667 00:11:44,620 --> 00:11:44,889: wrapped 1668 00:11:44,889 --> 00:11:45,009: her 1669 00:11:45,009 --> 00:11:45,370: finger 1670 00:11:45,370 --> 00:11:46,299: up. "I 1671 00:11:46,299 --> 00:11:46,659: always 1672 00:11:46,659 --> 00:11:46,840: see 1673 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:46,960: your 1674 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:47,230: name 1675 00:11:47,230 --> 00:11:47,350: on 1676 00:11:47,350 --> 00:11:47,649: the 1677 00:11:47,649 --> 00:11:48,190: list, 1678 00:11:48,190 --> 00:11:50,230: though."
"Emmora 1679 00:11:50,230 --> 00:11:50,740: signs 1680 00:11:50,740 --> 00:11:50,950: me 1681 00:11:50,950 --> 00:11:51,190: up. 1682 00:11:51,190 --> 00:11:51,580: She 1683 00:11:51,580 --> 00:11:52,090: signs 1684 00:11:52,090 --> 00:11:52,240: up 1685 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:52,419: like 1686 00:11:52,419 --> 00:11:52,480: a 1687 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:52,870: dozen 1688 00:11:52,870 --> 00:11:53,259: people 1689 00:11:53,259 --> 00:11:53,679: each 1690 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:54,490: year. 1691 00:11:54,490 --> 00:11:54,610: I 1692 00:11:54,610 --> 00:11:54,940: never 1693 00:11:54,940 --> 00:11:55,179: told 1694 00:11:55,179 --> 00:11:55,269: her 1695 00:11:55,269 --> 00:11:55,360: to 1696 00:11:55,360 --> 00:11:56,710: stop, 1697 00:11:56,710 --> 00:11:56,830: I 1698 00:11:56,830 --> 00:11:57,070: just 1699 00:11:57,070 --> 00:11:57,429: remove 1700 00:11:57,429 --> 00:11:57,580: my 1701 00:11:57,580 --> 00:11:57,850: name 1702 00:11:57,850 --> 00:11:58,000: when 1703 00:11:58,000 --> 00:11:58,029: I 1704 00:11:58,029 --> 00:11:58,210: get 1705 00:11:58,210 --> 00:11:58,269: a 1706 00:11:58,269 --> 00:12:00,460: second." Tarr sighed. "What 1707 00:12:00,460 --> 00:12:00,549: am 1708 00:12:00,549 --> 00:12:00,669: I 1709 00:12:00,669 --> 00:12:00,789: going 1710 00:12:00,789 --> 00:12:00,970: to 1711 00:12:00,970 --> 00:12:03,279: do?"
"You 1712 00:12:03,279 --> 00:12:03,580: could 1713 00:12:03,580 --> 00:12:03,909: go 1714 00:12:03,909 --> 00:12:04,450: talk 1715 00:12:04,450 --> 00:12:04,600: to 1716 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:04,899: him 1717 00:12:04,899 --> 00:12:05,139: and 1718 00:12:05,139 --> 00:12:06,940: explain?"
"No, 1719 00:12:06,940 --> 00:12:07,090: you 1720 00:12:07,090 --> 00:12:07,299: know 1721 00:12:07,299 --> 00:12:07,480: how 1722 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:07,870: anxious 1723 00:12:07,870 --> 00:12:07,960: he 1724 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:08,139: can 1725 00:12:08,139 --> 00:12:08,320: be, 1726 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:08,500: he'll 1727 00:12:08,500 --> 00:12:08,679: think 1728 00:12:08,679 --> 00:12:08,799: I'm 1729 00:12:08,799 --> 00:12:09,070: just 1730 00:12:09,070 --> 00:12:09,370: trying 1731 00:12:09,370 --> 00:12:09,460: to 1732 00:12:09,460 --> 00:12:09,789: spare 1733 00:12:09,789 --> 00:12:09,940: his 1734 00:12:09,940 --> 00:12:10,389: feelings. 1735 00:12:10,389 --> 00:12:10,539: Then 1736 00:12:10,539 --> 00:12:10,659: he'll 1737 00:12:10,659 --> 00:12:10,809: get 1738 00:12:10,809 --> 00:12:11,289: upset, 1739 00:12:11,289 --> 00:12:11,620: thinking 1740 00:12:11,620 --> 00:12:11,710: I 1741 00:12:11,710 --> 00:12:11,889: don't 1742 00:12:11,889 --> 00:12:12,070: want 1743 00:12:12,070 --> 00:12:12,129: to 1744 00:12:12,129 --> 00:12:12,340: tell 1745 00:12:12,340 --> 00:12:12,429: him 1746 00:12:12,429 --> 00:12:12,549: the 1747 00:12:12,549 --> 00:12:14,049: truth."
"Tarr, 1748 00:12:14,049 --> 00:12:14,679: sweetie, 1749 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:14,919: that's 1750 00:12:14,919 --> 00:12:15,009: a 1751 00:12:15,009 --> 00:12:15,639: hell 1752 00:12:15,639 --> 00:12:15,759: of 1753 00:12:15,759 --> 00:12:15,820: a 1754 00:12:15,820 --> 00:12:16,360: conclusion 1755 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:16,539: you're 1756 00:12:16,539 --> 00:12:16,960: jumping 1757 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:18,519: to."
"I'm 1758 00:12:18,519 --> 00:12:18,789: just 1759 00:12:18,789 --> 00:12:18,909: going 1760 00:12:18,909 --> 00:12:18,970: to 1761 00:12:18,970 --> 00:12:19,149: have 1762 00:12:19,149 --> 00:12:19,269: to 1763 00:12:19,269 --> 00:12:19,570: throw 1764 00:12:19,570 --> 00:12:19,629: a 1765 00:12:19,629 --> 00:12:19,899: whole 1766 00:12:19,899 --> 00:12:20,620: celebration 1767 00:12:20,620 --> 00:12:20,889: for 1768 00:12:20,889 --> 00:12:21,700: him. 1769 00:12:21,700 --> 00:12:22,960: Okay." 1770 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:23,200: Tarr 1771 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:23,409: leapt 1772 00:12:23,409 --> 00:12:23,529: to 1773 00:12:23,529 --> 00:12:23,799: his 1774 00:12:23,799 --> 00:12:24,370: feet, 1775 00:12:24,370 --> 00:12:25,059: glowering 1776 00:12:25,059 --> 00:12:25,149: at 1777 00:12:25,149 --> 00:12:26,409: Shayrha. "Maybe 1778 00:12:26,409 --> 00:12:26,830: next 1779 00:12:26,830 --> 00:12:27,549: time 1780 00:12:27,549 --> 00:12:27,730: you 1781 00:12:27,730 --> 00:12:27,940: can 1782 00:12:27,940 --> 00:12:28,240: check 1783 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:28,419: with 1784 00:12:28,419 --> 00:12:28,720: me 1785 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:29,019: before 1786 00:12:29,019 --> 00:12:29,409: telling 1787 00:12:29,409 --> 00:12:29,889: someone 1788 00:12:29,889 --> 00:12:30,009: what 1789 00:12:30,009 --> 00:12:30,190: my 1790 00:12:30,190 --> 00:12:30,490: favorite 1791 00:12:30,490 --> 00:12:30,940: holidays 1792 00:12:30,940 --> 00:12:32,080: are?"
"I 1793 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:33,220: didn't--" 1794 00:12:33,220 --> 00:12:33,399: but 1795 00:12:33,399 --> 00:12:33,490: it 1796 00:12:33,490 --> 00:12:33,700: was 1797 00:12:33,700 --> 00:12:33,940: too 1798 00:12:33,940 --> 00:12:34,659: late, 1799 00:12:34,659 --> 00:12:34,960: Tarr 1800 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:36,279: vanished. 1801 00:12:36,279 --> 00:12:36,700: Shayrha 1802 00:12:36,700 --> 00:12:37,240: sighed 1803 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:37,360: and 1804 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:37,570: shook 1805 00:12:37,570 --> 00:12:37,690: her 1806 00:12:37,690 --> 00:12:38,052: head, 1807 00:12:38,052 --> 00:12:38,259: then 1808 00:12:38,259 --> 00:12:38,559: looked 1809 00:12:38,559 --> 00:12:38,860: around 1810 00:12:38,860 --> 00:12:38,948: at 1811 00:12:38,948 --> 00:12:39,009: the 1812 00:12:39,009 --> 00:12:39,399: gawking 1813 00:12:39,399 --> 00:12:41,080: crowd. "Alright, 1814 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:41,350: could 1815 00:12:41,350 --> 00:12:41,679: one 1816 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:41,799: of 1817 00:12:41,799 --> 00:12:41,980: you 1818 00:12:41,980 --> 00:12:42,250: bring 1819 00:12:42,250 --> 00:12:42,429: me 1820 00:12:42,429 --> 00:12:42,490: a 1821 00:12:42,490 --> 00:12:42,909: broom 1822 00:12:42,909 --> 00:12:43,029: at 1823 00:12:43,029 --> 00:12:46,960: least?"
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The 1824 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:47,200: real 1825 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:48,220: problem, 1826 00:12:48,220 --> 00:12:48,460: Tarr 1827 00:12:48,460 --> 00:12:49,029: reflected 1828 00:12:49,029 --> 00:12:49,149: as 1829 00:12:49,149 --> 00:12:49,269: he 1830 00:12:49,269 --> 00:12:49,659: browsed 1831 00:12:49,659 --> 00:12:49,720: the 1832 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:50,200: stalls 1833 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:50,289: at 1834 00:12:50,289 --> 00:12:50,379: the 1835 00:12:50,379 --> 00:12:50,889: Lantite 1836 00:12:50,889 --> 00:12:51,190: Winter 1837 00:12:51,190 --> 00:12:52,179: Market, 1838 00:12:52,179 --> 00:12:52,389: was 1839 00:12:52,389 --> 00:12:52,509: that 1840 00:12:52,509 --> 00:12:52,659: he 1841 00:12:52,659 --> 00:12:52,870: had 1842 00:12:52,870 --> 00:12:53,230: very 1843 00:12:53,230 --> 00:12:53,620: little 1844 00:12:53,620 --> 00:12:54,190: idea 1845 00:12:54,190 --> 00:12:54,370: of 1846 00:12:54,370 --> 00:12:54,580: what 1847 00:12:54,580 --> 00:12:54,940: Micah 1848 00:12:54,940 --> 00:12:55,210: might 1849 00:12:55,210 --> 00:12:55,480: like 1850 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:55,600: as 1851 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:55,659: a 1852 00:12:55,659 --> 00:12:56,230: Winterwreath 1853 00:12:56,230 --> 00:12:57,309: gift. 1854 00:12:57,309 --> 00:12:57,820: Or, 1855 00:12:57,820 --> 00:12:58,090: more 1856 00:12:58,090 --> 00:12:59,169: specifically, 1857 00:12:59,169 --> 00:12:59,649: Tarr 1858 00:12:59,649 --> 00:12:59,830: did 1859 00:12:59,830 --> 00:13:00,100: not 1860 00:13:00,100 --> 00:13:00,490: want 1861 00:13:00,490 --> 00:13:00,639: to 1862 00:13:00,639 --> 00:13:01,149: shop 1863 00:13:01,149 --> 00:13:01,419: until 1864 00:13:01,419 --> 00:13:01,539: he 1865 00:13:01,539 --> 00:13:01,870: found 1866 00:13:01,870 --> 00:13:01,899: a 1867 00:13:01,899 --> 00:13:02,259: thing 1868 00:13:02,259 --> 00:13:02,440: that 1869 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:02,830: Micah 1870 00:13:02,830 --> 00:13:03,129: might 1871 00:13:03,129 --> 00:13:04,360: want. 1872 00:13:04,360 --> 00:13:04,539: As 1873 00:13:04,539 --> 00:13:04,720: much 1874 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:04,929: as 1875 00:13:04,929 --> 00:13:04,989: he 1876 00:13:04,989 --> 00:13:05,320: loved 1877 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:05,679: Micah, 1878 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:05,860: he 1879 00:13:05,860 --> 00:13:06,129: felt 1880 00:13:06,129 --> 00:13:06,190: the 1881 00:13:06,190 --> 00:13:06,730: pressure 1882 00:13:06,730 --> 00:13:06,940: of 1883 00:13:06,940 --> 00:13:07,299: picking 1884 00:13:07,299 --> 00:13:07,509: out 1885 00:13:07,509 --> 00:13:07,600: a 1886 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:08,019: gift 1887 00:13:08,019 --> 00:13:08,200: like 1888 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:08,289: a 1889 00:13:08,289 --> 00:13:08,679: weight 1890 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:08,980: around 1891 00:13:08,980 --> 00:13:09,220: his 1892 00:13:09,220 --> 00:13:10,419: neck. 1893 00:13:10,419 --> 00:13:10,600: That 1894 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:10,659: the 1895 00:13:10,659 --> 00:13:11,289: Market 1896 00:13:11,289 --> 00:13:11,500: was 1897 00:13:11,500 --> 00:13:12,220: crowded 1898 00:13:12,220 --> 00:13:12,429: with 1899 00:13:12,429 --> 00:13:12,940: chattering 1900 00:13:12,940 --> 00:13:13,450: shoppers 1901 00:13:13,450 --> 00:13:13,570: in 1902 00:13:13,570 --> 00:13:13,629: a 1903 00:13:13,629 --> 00:13:14,139: teeming 1904 00:13:14,139 --> 00:13:14,559: horde 1905 00:13:14,559 --> 00:13:14,769: that 1906 00:13:14,769 --> 00:13:15,220: blocked 1907 00:13:15,220 --> 00:13:15,460: his 1908 00:13:15,460 --> 00:13:15,940: access 1909 00:13:15,940 --> 00:13:16,029: to 1910 00:13:16,029 --> 00:13:16,330: most 1911 00:13:16,330 --> 00:13:16,389: of 1912 00:13:16,389 --> 00:13:16,480: the 1913 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:17,259: stalls 1914 00:13:17,259 --> 00:13:17,440: and 1915 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:17,980: frequently 1916 00:13:17,980 --> 00:13:18,309: walked 1917 00:13:18,309 --> 00:13:18,490: too 1918 00:13:18,490 --> 00:13:18,940: slowly 1919 00:13:18,940 --> 00:13:19,059: in 1920 00:13:19,059 --> 00:13:19,269: front 1921 00:13:19,269 --> 00:13:19,330: of 1922 00:13:19,330 --> 00:13:19,480: him 1923 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:19,720: and 1924 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:19,929: too 1925 00:13:19,929 --> 00:13:20,379: quickly 1926 00:13:20,379 --> 00:13:20,830: behind 1927 00:13:20,830 --> 00:13:20,980: him 1928 00:13:20,980 --> 00:13:21,220: made 1929 00:13:21,220 --> 00:13:21,399: it 1930 00:13:21,399 --> 00:13:21,700: all 1931 00:13:21,700 --> 00:13:21,820: the 1932 00:13:21,820 --> 00:13:22,990: worse. 1933 00:13:22,990 --> 00:13:23,259: His 1934 00:13:23,259 --> 00:13:23,799: feathers 1935 00:13:23,799 --> 00:13:24,190: itched, 1936 00:13:24,190 --> 00:13:24,279: and 1937 00:13:24,279 --> 00:13:24,519: it 1938 00:13:24,519 --> 00:13:24,820: took 1939 00:13:24,820 --> 00:13:25,120: all 1940 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:25,210: of 1941 00:13:25,210 --> 00:13:25,389: his 1942 00:13:25,389 --> 00:13:25,899: willpower 1943 00:13:25,899 --> 00:13:26,169: not 1944 00:13:26,169 --> 00:13:26,289: to 1945 00:13:26,289 --> 00:13:26,620: simply 1946 00:13:26,620 --> 00:13:28,059: leave. 1947 00:13:28,059 --> 00:13:28,210: He 1948 00:13:28,210 --> 00:13:28,299: had 1949 00:13:28,299 --> 00:13:28,629: already 1950 00:13:28,629 --> 00:13:28,840: done 1951 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:29,080: that 1952 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:30,100: once. 1953 00:13:30,100 --> 00:13:30,250: With 1954 00:13:30,250 --> 00:13:30,460: only 1955 00:13:30,460 --> 00:13:30,700: three 1956 00:13:30,700 --> 00:13:31,000: days 1957 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:31,450: left 1958 00:13:31,450 --> 00:13:31,720: until 1959 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:32,289: Winterwreath, he 1960 00:13:32,289 --> 00:13:32,649: couldn't 1961 00:13:32,649 --> 00:13:32,980: afford 1962 00:13:32,980 --> 00:13:33,070: to 1963 00:13:33,070 --> 00:13:33,820: procrastinate 1964 00:13:33,820 --> 00:13:34,029: any 1965 00:13:34,029 --> 00:13:35,799: more.
The 1966 00:13:35,799 --> 00:13:36,220: crowd 1967 00:13:36,220 --> 00:13:37,000: parted 1968 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:37,179: and 1969 00:13:37,179 --> 00:13:37,389: Tarr 1970 00:13:37,389 --> 00:13:37,659: caught 1971 00:13:37,659 --> 00:13:37,899: sight 1972 00:13:37,899 --> 00:13:37,990: of 1973 00:13:37,990 --> 00:13:38,049: a 1974 00:13:38,049 --> 00:13:38,649: familiar, 1975 00:13:38,649 --> 00:13:39,549: nebula-garbed 1976 00:13:39,549 --> 00:13:40,750: falcon. 1977 00:13:40,750 --> 00:13:40,899: He 1978 00:13:40,899 --> 00:13:41,320: shouted 1979 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:41,710: Emmora's 1980 00:13:41,710 --> 00:13:41,950: name 1981 00:13:41,950 --> 00:13:42,070: and 1982 00:13:42,070 --> 00:13:42,399: pushed 1983 00:13:42,399 --> 00:13:42,730: past 1984 00:13:42,730 --> 00:13:42,820: the 1985 00:13:42,820 --> 00:13:43,210: teeming 1986 00:13:43,210 --> 00:13:43,990: throng, 1987 00:13:43,990 --> 00:13:44,289: leaving 1988 00:13:44,289 --> 00:13:44,350: a 1989 00:13:44,350 --> 00:13:44,649: trail 1990 00:13:44,649 --> 00:13:44,769: of 1991 00:13:44,769 --> 00:13:45,159: cursing 1992 00:13:45,159 --> 00:13:45,639: shoppers 1993 00:13:45,639 --> 00:13:45,759: in 1994 00:13:45,759 --> 00:13:45,909: his 1995 00:13:45,909 --> 00:13:47,799: wake.
Emmora 1996 00:13:47,799 --> 00:13:48,250: raised 1997 00:13:48,250 --> 00:13:48,519: one 1998 00:13:48,519 --> 00:13:48,970: glowing 1999 00:13:48,970 --> 00:13:49,659: asteroid 2000 00:13:49,659 --> 00:13:49,750: of 2001 00:13:49,750 --> 00:13:49,840: an 2002 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:50,590: eyebrow, 2003 00:13:50,590 --> 00:13:50,740: her 2004 00:13:50,740 --> 00:13:51,100: arms 2005 00:13:51,100 --> 00:13:51,490: crossed 2006 00:13:51,490 --> 00:13:51,669: over 2007 00:13:51,669 --> 00:13:51,789: her 2008 00:13:51,789 --> 00:13:52,299: chest 2009 00:13:52,299 --> 00:13:52,389: as 2010 00:13:52,389 --> 00:13:52,600: she 2011 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:53,019: waited 2012 00:13:53,019 --> 00:13:53,350: next 2013 00:13:53,350 --> 00:13:53,500: to 2014 00:13:53,500 --> 00:13:53,559: a 2015 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:53,980: stall 2016 00:13:53,980 --> 00:13:54,370: selling 2017 00:13:54,370 --> 00:13:54,850: spiced 2018 00:13:54,850 --> 00:13:55,120: apple 2019 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:55,450: tarts 2020 00:13:55,450 --> 00:13:55,604: that 2021 00:13:55,604 --> 00:13:55,809: gave 2022 00:13:55,809 --> 00:13:55,870: a 2023 00:13:55,870 --> 00:13:56,409: temporary 2024 00:13:56,409 --> 00:13:56,830: bonus 2025 00:13:56,830 --> 00:13:57,190: against 2026 00:13:57,190 --> 00:13:57,429: ice 2027 00:13:57,429 --> 00:14:00,279: damage.
"Thanks," 2028 00:14:00,279 --> 00:14:00,580: Tarr 2029 00:14:00,580 --> 00:14:00,820: told 2030 00:14:00,820 --> 00:14:01,149: her, 2031 00:14:01,149 --> 00:14:01,629: stepping 2032 00:14:01,629 --> 00:14:01,840: under 2033 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:01,929: the 2034 00:14:01,929 --> 00:14:02,320: stall's 2035 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:02,710: awning 2036 00:14:02,710 --> 00:14:02,830: and 2037 00:14:02,830 --> 00:14:03,220: almost 2038 00:14:03,220 --> 00:14:03,340: out 2039 00:14:03,340 --> 00:14:03,399: of 2040 00:14:03,399 --> 00:14:03,490: the 2041 00:14:03,490 --> 00:14:06,070: crowd.
"I 2042 00:14:06,070 --> 00:14:06,639: thought 2043 00:14:06,639 --> 00:14:07,000: you 2044 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:07,539: hated 2045 00:14:07,539 --> 00:14:09,190: Winterwreath?" 2046 00:14:09,190 --> 00:14:09,610: Emmora 2047 00:14:09,610 --> 00:14:10,480: asked. 2048 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:10,690: She 2049 00:14:10,690 --> 00:14:10,929: bought 2050 00:14:10,929 --> 00:14:10,960: a 2051 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:11,259: stack 2052 00:14:11,259 --> 00:14:11,320: of 2053 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:12,909: tarts.
"I 2054 00:14:12,909 --> 00:14:14,110: do," 2055 00:14:14,110 --> 00:14:14,289: he 2056 00:14:14,289 --> 00:14:14,649: said 2057 00:14:14,649 --> 00:14:15,730: darkly. "But 2058 00:14:15,730 --> 00:14:16,210: Shay 2059 00:14:16,210 --> 00:14:16,509: got 2060 00:14:16,509 --> 00:14:17,019: Micah 2061 00:14:17,019 --> 00:14:17,320: all 2062 00:14:17,320 --> 00:14:17,950: excited 2063 00:14:17,950 --> 00:14:18,250: about 2064 00:14:18,250 --> 00:14:21,340: it."
"Ah," 2065 00:14:21,340 --> 00:14:22,539: said Emmora. 2066 00:14:22,539 --> 00:14:22,779: She 2067 00:14:22,779 --> 00:14:23,110: waved 2068 00:14:23,110 --> 00:14:23,440: Tarr to 2069 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:23,799: follow 2070 00:14:23,799 --> 00:14:24,009: her 2071 00:14:24,009 --> 00:14:24,129: as 2072 00:14:24,129 --> 00:14:24,309: she 2073 00:14:24,309 --> 00:14:24,669: waded 2074 00:14:24,669 --> 00:14:24,909: out 2075 00:14:24,909 --> 00:14:25,090: into 2076 00:14:25,090 --> 00:14:25,179: the 2077 00:14:25,179 --> 00:14:25,960: shoppers, 2078 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:26,259: making 2079 00:14:26,259 --> 00:14:26,320: a 2080 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:26,799: beeline 2081 00:14:26,799 --> 00:14:26,919: to 2082 00:14:26,919 --> 00:14:26,980: a 2083 00:14:26,980 --> 00:14:27,460: cluster 2084 00:14:27,460 --> 00:14:27,610: of 2085 00:14:27,610 --> 00:14:27,970: drink 2086 00:14:27,970 --> 00:14:28,120: and 2087 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:28,480: snack 2088 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:28,929: stands 2089 00:14:28,929 --> 00:14:29,350: flanked 2090 00:14:29,350 --> 00:14:29,500: by 2091 00:14:29,500 --> 00:14:29,710: little 2092 00:14:29,710 --> 00:14:32,470: tables. "And, 2093 00:14:32,470 --> 00:14:33,490: logically, 2094 00:14:33,490 --> 00:14:33,820: you 2095 00:14:33,820 --> 00:14:34,389: decided 2096 00:14:34,389 --> 00:14:34,539: to 2097 00:14:34,539 --> 00:14:35,080: talk 2098 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:35,259: to 2099 00:14:35,259 --> 00:14:35,649: Micah 2100 00:14:35,649 --> 00:14:36,039: about 2101 00:14:36,039 --> 00:14:36,370: this 2102 00:14:36,370 --> 00:14:36,460: and 2103 00:14:36,460 --> 00:14:37,000: explain 2104 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:37,240: your 2105 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:37,779: feelings 2106 00:14:37,779 --> 00:14:38,139: about 2107 00:14:38,139 --> 00:14:38,200: the 2108 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:41,110: holiday."
Tarr's 2109 00:14:41,110 --> 00:14:41,379: cheek 2110 00:14:41,379 --> 00:14:41,769: feathers 2111 00:14:41,769 --> 00:14:42,159: ruffled 2112 00:14:42,159 --> 00:14:42,250: and 2113 00:14:42,250 --> 00:14:42,399: he 2114 00:14:42,399 --> 00:14:42,700: said 2115 00:14:42,700 --> 00:14:45,070: nothing.
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"Nothing?" Emmora 2166 00:15:06,653 --> 00:15:08,440: asked.
Tarr 2167 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:09,909: shrugged. "I 2168 00:15:09,909 --> 00:15:10,149: don't 2169 00:15:10,149 --> 00:15:10,330: want 2170 00:15:10,330 --> 00:15:10,389: to 2171 00:15:10,389 --> 00:15:10,600: hurt 2172 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:10,750: his 2173 00:15:10,750 --> 00:15:13,629: feelings."
"Even 2174 00:15:13,629 --> 00:15:14,110: if 2175 00:15:14,110 --> 00:15:14,409: your 2176 00:15:14,409 --> 00:15:14,830: feelings 2177 00:15:14,830 --> 00:15:15,009: get 2178 00:15:15,009 --> 00:15:15,250: hurt 2179 00:15:15,250 --> 00:15:16,000: instead. 2180 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:16,389: That's 2181 00:15:16,389 --> 00:15:17,860: not..." 2182 00:15:17,860 --> 00:15:18,070: She 2183 00:15:18,070 --> 00:15:18,309: shook 2184 00:15:18,309 --> 00:15:18,460: her 2185 00:15:18,460 --> 00:15:20,740: head. "Alright, 2186 00:15:20,740 --> 00:15:20,919: if 2187 00:15:20,919 --> 00:15:21,039: you 2188 00:15:21,039 --> 00:15:21,399: won't 2189 00:15:21,399 --> 00:15:22,000: take 2190 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:22,240: good 2191 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:22,629: advice, 2192 00:15:22,629 --> 00:15:22,720: at 2193 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:23,019: least 2194 00:15:23,019 --> 00:15:23,259: take 2195 00:15:23,259 --> 00:15:24,789: advice. 2196 00:15:24,789 --> 00:15:25,000: If 2197 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:25,269: you 2198 00:15:25,269 --> 00:15:25,899: try 2199 00:15:25,899 --> 00:15:26,080: to 2200 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:26,379: force 2201 00:15:26,379 --> 00:15:26,769: yourself 2202 00:15:26,769 --> 00:15:26,830: to 2203 00:15:26,830 --> 00:15:26,950: do 2204 00:15:26,950 --> 00:15:27,039: the 2205 00:15:27,039 --> 00:15:27,340: happy 2206 00:15:27,340 --> 00:15:27,789: consumer 2207 00:15:27,789 --> 00:15:28,840: thing, 2208 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:29,559: despite 2209 00:15:29,559 --> 00:15:30,250: being 2210 00:15:30,250 --> 00:15:30,759: clearly 2211 00:15:30,759 --> 00:15:31,090: annoyed 2212 00:15:31,090 --> 00:15:31,240: at 2213 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:31,509: every 2214 00:15:31,509 --> 00:15:31,870: part 2215 00:15:31,870 --> 00:15:31,990: of 2216 00:15:31,990 --> 00:15:32,169: this 2217 00:15:32,169 --> 00:15:32,769: experience, 2218 00:15:32,769 --> 00:15:33,549: you're 2219 00:15:33,549 --> 00:15:33,789: going 2220 00:15:33,789 --> 00:15:33,879: to 2221 00:15:33,879 --> 00:15:34,120: end 2222 00:15:34,120 --> 00:15:34,240: up 2223 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:34,600: buying 2224 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:35,019: something 2225 00:15:35,019 --> 00:15:35,200: out 2226 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:35,649: of 2227 00:15:35,649 --> 00:15:36,970: desperation, 2228 00:15:36,970 --> 00:15:37,120: and 2229 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:37,210: then 2230 00:15:37,210 --> 00:15:37,600: neither 2231 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:37,899: you 2232 00:15:37,899 --> 00:15:38,110: nor 2233 00:15:38,110 --> 00:15:38,559: Micah 2234 00:15:38,559 --> 00:15:38,799: is 2235 00:15:38,799 --> 00:15:39,129: going 2236 00:15:39,129 --> 00:15:39,250: to 2237 00:15:39,250 --> 00:15:39,549: like 2238 00:15:39,549 --> 00:15:39,669: the 2239 00:15:39,669 --> 00:15:41,289: gift."
"So 2240 00:15:41,289 --> 00:15:41,379: I, 2241 00:15:41,379 --> 00:15:41,860: what, 2242 00:15:41,860 --> 00:15:42,129: don't 2243 00:15:42,129 --> 00:15:42,429: buy 2244 00:15:42,429 --> 00:15:42,610: him 2245 00:15:42,610 --> 00:15:44,230: anything?"
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"But 2294 00:16:04,690 --> 00:16:05,799: I... 2295 00:16:05,799 --> 00:16:07,299: oh!" Tarr 2296 00:16:07,299 --> 00:16:08,830: brightened. "That's 2297 00:16:08,830 --> 00:16:09,309: it, 2298 00:16:09,309 --> 00:16:09,669: thank 2299 00:16:09,669 --> 00:16:10,059: you, Em! 2300 00:16:10,059 --> 00:16:10,240: You're 2301 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:10,328: a 2302 00:16:10,328 --> 00:16:10,779: life 2303 00:16:10,779 --> 00:16:12,820: saver!"
It 2304 00:16:12,820 --> 00:16:13,000: was 2305 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:13,299: hard 2306 00:16:13,299 --> 00:16:13,389: to 2307 00:16:13,389 --> 00:16:13,690: tell 2308 00:16:13,690 --> 00:16:14,139: with 2309 00:16:14,139 --> 00:16:14,350: the 2310 00:16:14,350 --> 00:16:14,769: infinite 2311 00:16:14,769 --> 00:16:15,220: depths 2312 00:16:15,220 --> 00:16:15,340: of 2313 00:16:15,340 --> 00:16:15,490: her 2314 00:16:15,490 --> 00:16:16,600: glower, 2315 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:16,840: but 2316 00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:17,019: he 2317 00:16:17,019 --> 00:16:17,320: thought 2318 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:17,529: she 2319 00:16:17,529 --> 00:16:17,980: might 2320 00:16:17,980 --> 00:16:18,190: have 2321 00:16:18,190 --> 00:16:18,460: rolled 2322 00:16:18,460 --> 00:16:18,639: her 2323 00:16:18,639 --> 00:16:18,909: eyes 2324 00:16:18,909 --> 00:16:19,000: at 2325 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:19,809: him. 2326 00:16:19,809 --> 00:16:19,960: He 2327 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:20,230: cared 2328 00:16:20,230 --> 00:16:20,470: very 2329 00:16:20,470 --> 00:16:20,950: little. 2330 00:16:20,950 --> 00:16:21,159: Her 2331 00:16:21,159 --> 00:16:21,549: advice 2332 00:16:21,549 --> 00:16:21,700: was 2333 00:16:21,700 --> 00:16:22,240: sound, 2334 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:22,360: and 2335 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:22,450: he 2336 00:16:22,450 --> 00:16:22,600: knew 2337 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:23,259: exactly 2338 00:16:23,259 --> 00:16:23,470: what 2339 00:16:23,470 --> 00:16:23,590: to 2340 00:16:23,590 --> 00:16:24,250: do. 2341 00:16:24,250 --> 00:16:24,610: He 2342 00:16:24,610 --> 00:16:24,850: beamed 2343 00:16:24,850 --> 00:16:24,970: at 2344 00:16:24,970 --> 00:16:25,509: her 2345 00:16:25,509 --> 00:16:25,690: and 2346 00:16:25,690 --> 00:16:25,870: then 2347 00:16:25,870 --> 00:16:26,470: teleported 2348 00:16:26,470 --> 00:16:30,995: away.
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Tarr 2349 00:16:30,995 --> 00:16:31,509: appeared 2350 00:16:31,509 --> 00:16:32,019: outside 2351 00:16:32,019 --> 00:16:32,110: of 2352 00:16:32,110 --> 00:16:32,200: the 2353 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:32,799: Standing 2354 00:16:32,799 --> 00:16:33,399: Stones 2355 00:16:33,399 --> 00:16:33,580: in 2356 00:16:33,580 --> 00:16:33,669: The 2357 00:16:33,669 --> 00:16:34,000: City 2358 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:34,090: of 2359 00:16:34,090 --> 00:16:34,480: Eternal 2360 00:16:34,480 --> 00:16:35,259: Sunset, 2361 00:16:35,259 --> 00:16:35,409: the 2362 00:16:35,409 --> 00:16:35,889: closest 2363 00:16:35,889 --> 00:16:36,190: major 2364 00:16:36,190 --> 00:16:36,669: hub 2365 00:16:36,669 --> 00:16:36,820: to 2366 00:16:36,820 --> 00:16:38,080: Lantus. 2367 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:38,200: The 2368 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:38,620: bulletin 2369 00:16:38,620 --> 00:16:39,490: boards--a 2370 00:16:39,490 --> 00:16:39,940: series 2371 00:16:39,940 --> 00:16:40,029: of 2372 00:16:40,029 --> 00:16:40,389: large 2373 00:16:40,389 --> 00:16:40,840: signs 2374 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:41,019: near 2375 00:16:41,019 --> 00:16:41,139: the 2376 00:16:41,139 --> 00:16:41,590: center 2377 00:16:41,590 --> 00:16:41,740: of 2378 00:16:41,740 --> 00:16:42,100: every 2379 00:16:42,100 --> 00:16:42,370: hub 2380 00:16:42,370 --> 00:16:42,789: city 2381 00:16:42,789 --> 00:16:43,330: magically 2382 00:16:43,330 --> 00:16:43,750: connected 2383 00:16:43,750 --> 00:16:43,870: to 2384 00:16:43,870 --> 00:16:44,049: one 2385 00:16:44,049 --> 00:16:45,129: another--were 2386 00:16:45,129 --> 00:16:45,700: largely 2387 00:16:45,700 --> 00:16:46,570: unoccupied 2388 00:16:46,570 --> 00:16:46,690: and 2389 00:16:46,690 --> 00:16:46,809: he 2390 00:16:46,809 --> 00:16:46,990: was 2391 00:16:46,990 --> 00:16:47,259: able 2392 00:16:47,259 --> 00:16:47,379: to 2393 00:16:47,379 --> 00:16:47,769: quickly 2394 00:16:47,769 --> 00:16:48,250: peruse 2395 00:16:48,250 --> 00:16:48,340: the 2396 00:16:48,340 --> 00:16:48,700: helpful 2397 00:16:48,700 --> 00:16:49,090: guides 2398 00:16:49,090 --> 00:16:49,269: that 2399 00:16:49,269 --> 00:16:49,509: other 2400 00:16:49,509 --> 00:16:50,200: adventurers 2401 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:50,409: had 2402 00:16:50,409 --> 00:16:50,799: posted 2403 00:16:50,799 --> 00:16:50,980: to 2404 00:16:50,980 --> 00:16:51,429: them 2405 00:16:51,429 --> 00:16:51,730: until 2406 00:16:51,730 --> 00:16:51,850: he 2407 00:16:51,850 --> 00:16:52,210: found 2408 00:16:52,210 --> 00:16:52,299: the 2409 00:16:52,299 --> 00:16:52,779: recipe 2410 00:16:52,779 --> 00:16:52,929: for 2411 00:16:52,929 --> 00:16:53,019: the 2412 00:16:53,019 --> 00:16:53,350: thing 2413 00:16:53,350 --> 00:16:53,500: he 2414 00:16:53,500 --> 00:16:54,159: knew 2415 00:16:54,159 --> 00:16:54,340: he 2416 00:16:54,340 --> 00:16:54,789: wanted 2417 00:16:54,789 --> 00:16:54,940: to 2418 00:16:54,940 --> 00:16:56,080: make. 2419 00:16:56,080 --> 00:16:56,529: Or, 2420 00:16:56,529 --> 00:16:56,649: to 2421 00:16:56,649 --> 00:16:56,860: be 2422 00:16:56,860 --> 00:16:57,220: more 2423 00:16:57,220 --> 00:16:58,029: accurately, 2424 00:16:58,029 --> 00:16:58,179: to 2425 00:16:58,179 --> 00:16:58,419: get 2426 00:16:58,419 --> 00:16:58,870: someone 2427 00:16:58,870 --> 00:16:59,289: else 2428 00:16:59,289 --> 00:16:59,440: to 2429 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:00,039: make, 2430 00:17:00,039 --> 00:17:00,220: as 2431 00:17:00,220 --> 00:17:00,399: he 2432 00:17:00,399 --> 00:17:00,639: had 2433 00:17:00,639 --> 00:17:01,120: not 2434 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:01,480: spend 2435 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:01,690: enough 2436 00:17:01,690 --> 00:17:01,990: time 2437 00:17:01,990 --> 00:17:02,379: levelling 2438 00:17:02,379 --> 00:17:02,500: up 2439 00:17:02,500 --> 00:17:02,679: his 2440 00:17:02,679 --> 00:17:03,220: crafting 2441 00:17:03,220 --> 00:17:03,340: to 2442 00:17:03,340 --> 00:17:03,519: be 2443 00:17:03,519 --> 00:17:03,759: able 2444 00:17:03,759 --> 00:17:03,879: to 2445 00:17:03,879 --> 00:17:04,539: successfully 2446 00:17:04,539 --> 00:17:04,960: create 2447 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:05,049: the 2448 00:17:05,049 --> 00:17:05,289: high 2449 00:17:05,289 --> 00:17:05,559: level 2450 00:17:05,559 --> 00:17:05,829: item 2451 00:17:05,829 --> 00:17:05,980: he 2452 00:17:05,980 --> 00:17:07,869: wanted.
The 2453 00:17:07,869 --> 00:17:08,319: recipe 2454 00:17:08,319 --> 00:17:08,829: required 2455 00:17:08,829 --> 00:17:08,859: a 2456 00:17:08,859 --> 00:17:09,220: number 2457 00:17:09,220 --> 00:17:09,339: of 2458 00:17:09,339 --> 00:17:09,730: easily 2459 00:17:09,730 --> 00:17:10,180: procured 2460 00:17:10,180 --> 00:17:10,539: items 2461 00:17:10,539 --> 00:17:10,690: that 2462 00:17:10,690 --> 00:17:10,960: Tarr 2463 00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:11,200: could 2464 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:11,380: pick 2465 00:17:11,380 --> 00:17:11,500: up 2466 00:17:11,500 --> 00:17:11,619: for 2467 00:17:11,619 --> 00:17:12,190: relatively 2468 00:17:12,190 --> 00:17:12,519: cheap 2469 00:17:12,519 --> 00:17:12,609: at 2470 00:17:12,609 --> 00:17:12,730: the 2471 00:17:12,730 --> 00:17:13,089: auction 2472 00:17:13,089 --> 00:17:13,390: hall, 2473 00:17:13,390 --> 00:17:13,539: where 2474 00:17:13,539 --> 00:17:13,869: people 2475 00:17:13,869 --> 00:17:14,049: could 2476 00:17:14,049 --> 00:17:14,619: consign 2477 00:17:14,619 --> 00:17:14,950: spare 2478 00:17:14,950 --> 00:17:16,299: items. 2479 00:17:16,299 --> 00:17:16,390: A 2480 00:17:16,390 --> 00:17:16,630: few 2481 00:17:16,630 --> 00:17:17,170: items, 2482 00:17:17,170 --> 00:17:17,589: namely 2483 00:17:17,589 --> 00:17:17,950: fire 2484 00:17:17,950 --> 00:17:18,369: seeds 2485 00:17:18,369 --> 00:17:18,579: and 2486 00:17:18,579 --> 00:17:18,910: golden 2487 00:17:18,910 --> 00:17:19,329: feathers, 2488 00:17:19,329 --> 00:17:19,539: were 2489 00:17:19,539 --> 00:17:20,380: prohibitively 2490 00:17:20,380 --> 00:17:21,369: expensive, 2491 00:17:21,369 --> 00:17:21,609: and 2492 00:17:21,609 --> 00:17:22,089: one, 2493 00:17:22,089 --> 00:17:22,390: heart 2494 00:17:22,390 --> 00:17:22,480: of 2495 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:23,019: diamond, 2496 00:17:23,019 --> 00:17:23,289: was 2497 00:17:23,289 --> 00:17:24,339: unavailable. 2498 00:17:24,339 --> 00:17:24,490: He 2499 00:17:24,490 --> 00:17:24,609: would 2500 00:17:24,609 --> 00:17:24,759: have 2501 00:17:24,759 --> 00:17:24,849: to 2502 00:17:24,849 --> 00:17:25,180: farm 2503 00:17:25,180 --> 00:17:25,390: those 2504 00:17:25,390 --> 00:17:26,710: himself. 2505 00:17:26,710 --> 00:17:27,039: Another 2506 00:17:27,039 --> 00:17:27,309: trip 2507 00:17:27,309 --> 00:17:27,430: to 2508 00:17:27,430 --> 00:17:27,519: the 2509 00:17:27,519 --> 00:17:27,940: bulletin 2510 00:17:27,940 --> 00:17:28,299: boards 2511 00:17:28,299 --> 00:17:28,869: confirmed 2512 00:17:28,869 --> 00:17:29,049: his 2513 00:17:29,049 --> 00:17:30,099: fears. 2514 00:17:30,099 --> 00:17:30,490: Only 2515 00:17:30,490 --> 00:17:30,759: one 2516 00:17:30,759 --> 00:17:31,150: mob 2517 00:17:31,150 --> 00:17:31,269: in 2518 00:17:31,269 --> 00:17:31,390: the 2519 00:17:31,390 --> 00:17:31,839: entire 2520 00:17:31,839 --> 00:17:32,200: world 2521 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:32,710: carried 2522 00:17:32,710 --> 00:17:33,519: it, 2523 00:17:33,519 --> 00:17:33,940: eternal 2524 00:17:33,940 --> 00:17:35,079: cephalopods, 2525 00:17:35,079 --> 00:17:35,259: and 2526 00:17:35,259 --> 00:17:35,319: the 2527 00:17:35,319 --> 00:17:35,710: chance 2528 00:17:35,710 --> 00:17:35,799: of 2529 00:17:35,799 --> 00:17:35,920: the 2530 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:36,220: item 2531 00:17:36,220 --> 00:17:36,789: appearing 2532 00:17:36,789 --> 00:17:37,150: was 2533 00:17:37,150 --> 00:17:39,609: abysmal.
Tarr 2534 00:17:39,609 --> 00:17:39,789: would 2535 00:17:39,789 --> 00:17:40,000: not 2536 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:40,119: be 2537 00:17:40,119 --> 00:17:41,049: dissuaded. 2538 00:17:41,049 --> 00:17:41,259: He 2539 00:17:41,259 --> 00:17:41,740: engaged 2540 00:17:41,740 --> 00:17:41,769: a 2541 00:17:41,769 --> 00:17:42,640: Mousenger, 2542 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:42,759: the 2543 00:17:42,759 --> 00:17:43,599: diminutive, 2544 00:17:43,599 --> 00:17:44,500: self-serious 2545 00:17:44,500 --> 00:17:44,950: murine 2546 00:17:44,950 --> 00:17:45,400: creatures 2547 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:45,579: that 2548 00:17:45,579 --> 00:17:45,970: carried 2549 00:17:45,970 --> 00:17:46,509: messages 2550 00:17:46,509 --> 00:17:46,869: across 2551 00:17:46,869 --> 00:17:46,960: the 2552 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:47,380: world, 2553 00:17:47,380 --> 00:17:47,500: to 2554 00:17:47,500 --> 00:17:47,799: send 2555 00:17:47,799 --> 00:17:47,829: a 2556 00:17:47,829 --> 00:17:48,099: letter 2557 00:17:48,099 --> 00:17:48,250: to 2558 00:17:48,250 --> 00:17:48,940: Micah, 2559 00:17:48,940 --> 00:17:49,509: explaining 2560 00:17:49,509 --> 00:17:49,630: that 2561 00:17:49,630 --> 00:17:49,779: he 2562 00:17:49,779 --> 00:17:49,930: was 2563 00:17:49,930 --> 00:17:50,289: working 2564 00:17:50,289 --> 00:17:50,410: on 2565 00:17:50,410 --> 00:17:50,769: something 2566 00:17:50,769 --> 00:17:50,859: and 2567 00:17:50,859 --> 00:17:51,039: might 2568 00:17:51,039 --> 00:17:51,160: be 2569 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:51,460: gone 2570 00:17:51,460 --> 00:17:51,609: for 2571 00:17:51,609 --> 00:17:51,670: a 2572 00:17:51,670 --> 00:17:51,910: few 2573 00:17:51,910 --> 00:17:52,779: days, 2574 00:17:52,779 --> 00:17:52,930: with 2575 00:17:52,930 --> 00:17:53,019: a 2576 00:17:53,019 --> 00:17:53,500: promise 2577 00:17:53,500 --> 00:17:53,650: that 2578 00:17:53,650 --> 00:17:53,829: they'd 2579 00:17:53,829 --> 00:17:54,039: have 2580 00:17:54,039 --> 00:17:54,339: dinner 2581 00:17:54,339 --> 00:17:54,460: on 2582 00:17:54,460 --> 00:17:55,029: Winterwreath 2583 00:17:55,029 --> 00:17:56,349: together. 2584 00:17:56,349 --> 00:17:56,589: And 2585 00:17:56,589 --> 00:17:56,890: then 2586 00:17:56,890 --> 00:17:57,160: Tarr 2587 00:17:57,160 --> 00:17:57,400: got 2588 00:17:57,400 --> 00:17:57,549: to 2589 00:17:57,549 --> 00:17:59,170: work.
The 2590 00:17:59,170 --> 00:17:59,529: fire 2591 00:17:59,529 --> 00:17:59,829: seeds 2592 00:17:59,829 --> 00:17:59,950: were 2593 00:17:59,950 --> 00:18:00,940: easiest, 2594 00:18:00,940 --> 00:18:01,210: and 2595 00:18:01,210 --> 00:18:01,450: took 2596 00:18:01,450 --> 00:18:01,720: only 2597 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:01,809: a 2598 00:18:01,809 --> 00:18:02,049: few 2599 00:18:02,049 --> 00:18:02,500: hours 2600 00:18:02,500 --> 00:18:02,559: of 2601 00:18:02,559 --> 00:18:02,950: hunting 2602 00:18:02,950 --> 00:18:03,250: down 2603 00:18:03,250 --> 00:18:03,680: flame 2604 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:05,200: mandrakes. 2605 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:05,589: Golden 2606 00:18:05,589 --> 00:18:06,039: feathers 2607 00:18:06,039 --> 00:18:06,579: required 2608 00:18:06,579 --> 00:18:06,640: a 2609 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:07,000: trip 2610 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:07,089: to 2611 00:18:07,089 --> 00:18:07,210: the 2612 00:18:07,210 --> 00:18:07,599: rarely 2613 00:18:07,599 --> 00:18:08,079: traveled 2614 00:18:08,079 --> 00:18:08,470: zone 2615 00:18:08,470 --> 00:18:08,559: of 2616 00:18:08,559 --> 00:18:09,069: Shadow's 2617 00:18:09,069 --> 00:18:09,940: Ferry, 2618 00:18:09,940 --> 00:18:10,029: a 2619 00:18:10,029 --> 00:18:10,450: rocky, 2620 00:18:10,450 --> 00:18:11,049: mountainous 2621 00:18:11,049 --> 00:18:11,410: region 2622 00:18:11,410 --> 00:18:11,769: crossed 2623 00:18:11,769 --> 00:18:11,980: by 2624 00:18:11,980 --> 00:18:12,549: dozens 2625 00:18:12,549 --> 00:18:12,670: of 2626 00:18:12,670 --> 00:18:13,150: shallow 2627 00:18:13,150 --> 00:18:13,390: but 2628 00:18:13,390 --> 00:18:13,839: swift 2629 00:18:13,839 --> 00:18:14,920: rivers. 2630 00:18:14,920 --> 00:18:15,430: Again, 2631 00:18:15,430 --> 00:18:15,670: it 2632 00:18:15,670 --> 00:18:16,000: took 2633 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:16,269: only 2634 00:18:16,269 --> 00:18:16,359: a 2635 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:16,720: few 2636 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:17,109: hours' 2637 00:18:17,109 --> 00:18:18,009: work. 2638 00:18:18,009 --> 00:18:18,190: He 2639 00:18:18,190 --> 00:18:18,579: returned 2640 00:18:18,579 --> 00:18:18,880: home 2641 00:18:18,880 --> 00:18:19,000: to 2642 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:19,119: the 2643 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:19,359: little 2644 00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:19,750: cabin 2645 00:18:19,750 --> 00:18:19,900: he 2646 00:18:19,900 --> 00:18:20,200: shared 2647 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:20,319: with 2648 00:18:20,319 --> 00:18:20,619: Micah 2649 00:18:20,619 --> 00:18:20,920: just 2650 00:18:20,920 --> 00:18:21,009: as 2651 00:18:21,009 --> 00:18:21,369: the sun 2652 00:18:21,369 --> 00:18:21,519: was 2653 00:18:21,519 --> 00:18:23,799: setting.
Micah 2654 00:18:23,799 --> 00:18:24,069: was 2655 00:18:24,069 --> 00:18:24,789: not 2656 00:18:24,789 --> 00:18:26,079: there. 2657 00:18:26,079 --> 00:18:26,230: The 2658 00:18:26,230 --> 00:18:26,589: coyote 2659 00:18:26,589 --> 00:18:26,740: had 2660 00:18:26,740 --> 00:18:26,980: left 2661 00:18:26,980 --> 00:18:27,039: a 2662 00:18:27,039 --> 00:18:27,460: note 2663 00:18:27,460 --> 00:18:27,609: that 2664 00:18:27,609 --> 00:18:27,910: said 2665 00:18:27,910 --> 00:18:28,240: only 2666 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:28,359: that 2667 00:18:28,359 --> 00:18:28,509: he 2668 00:18:28,509 --> 00:18:28,720: was 2669 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:28,990: hard 2670 00:18:28,990 --> 00:18:29,140: at 2671 00:18:29,140 --> 00:18:29,410: work 2672 00:18:29,410 --> 00:18:29,559: on 2673 00:18:29,559 --> 00:18:29,950: Tarr's 2674 00:18:29,950 --> 00:18:30,339: gift 2675 00:18:30,339 --> 00:18:30,460: and 2676 00:18:30,460 --> 00:18:30,609: would 2677 00:18:30,609 --> 00:18:30,819: see 2678 00:18:30,819 --> 00:18:30,940: the 2679 00:18:30,940 --> 00:18:31,150: blue 2680 00:18:31,150 --> 00:18:31,420: jay 2681 00:18:31,420 --> 00:18:31,660: on 2682 00:18:31,660 --> 00:18:33,339: Winterwreath. 2683 00:18:33,339 --> 00:18:33,730: Tarr 2684 00:18:33,730 --> 00:18:33,940: went 2685 00:18:33,940 --> 00:18:34,029: to 2686 00:18:34,029 --> 00:18:34,420: sleep 2687 00:18:34,420 --> 00:18:34,539: with 2688 00:18:34,539 --> 00:18:34,599: a 2689 00:18:34,599 --> 00:18:35,049: knot 2690 00:18:35,049 --> 00:18:35,200: in 2691 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:35,380: his 2692 00:18:35,380 --> 00:18:37,599: stomach.
With 2693 00:18:37,599 --> 00:18:37,779: two 2694 00:18:37,779 --> 00:18:38,049: days 2695 00:18:38,049 --> 00:18:38,289: left 2696 00:18:38,289 --> 00:18:38,410: to 2697 00:18:38,410 --> 00:18:39,009: go, 2698 00:18:39,009 --> 00:18:39,279: Tarr 2699 00:18:39,279 --> 00:18:39,549: left 2700 00:18:39,549 --> 00:18:39,730: as 2701 00:18:39,730 --> 00:18:40,119: soon 2702 00:18:40,119 --> 00:18:40,210: as 2703 00:18:40,210 --> 00:18:40,359: he 2704 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:40,660: awoke 2705 00:18:40,660 --> 00:18:40,779: the 2706 00:18:40,779 --> 00:18:41,019: next 2707 00:18:41,019 --> 00:18:41,589: morning. 2708 00:18:41,589 --> 00:18:41,769: He 2709 00:18:41,769 --> 00:18:42,339: teleported 2710 00:18:42,339 --> 00:18:42,819: directly 2711 00:18:42,819 --> 00:18:42,940: to 2712 00:18:42,940 --> 00:18:43,990: Hydropolis, 2713 00:18:43,990 --> 00:18:44,109: the 2714 00:18:44,109 --> 00:18:44,500: major 2715 00:18:44,500 --> 00:18:44,740: hub 2716 00:18:44,740 --> 00:18:45,039: city 2717 00:18:45,039 --> 00:18:45,190: for 2718 00:18:45,190 --> 00:18:45,279: the 2719 00:18:45,279 --> 00:18:45,700: Verdant 2720 00:18:45,700 --> 00:18:46,630: Shoals, 2721 00:18:46,630 --> 00:18:46,720: a 2722 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:47,170: large 2723 00:18:47,170 --> 00:18:47,650: zone 2724 00:18:47,650 --> 00:18:48,250: primarily 2725 00:18:48,250 --> 00:18:48,609: filled 2726 00:18:48,609 --> 00:18:48,759: with 2727 00:18:48,759 --> 00:18:49,240: small 2728 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:49,720: islands 2729 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:49,869: and 2730 00:18:49,869 --> 00:18:50,380: large, 2731 00:18:50,380 --> 00:18:50,950: rambling 2732 00:18:50,950 --> 00:18:51,339: coral 2733 00:18:51,339 --> 00:18:52,630: reefs. 2734 00:18:52,630 --> 00:18:52,809: It 2735 00:18:52,809 --> 00:18:52,960: was 2736 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:53,410: largely 2737 00:18:53,410 --> 00:18:54,099: unpopulated, 2738 00:18:54,099 --> 00:18:54,490: because 2739 00:18:54,490 --> 00:18:54,700: few 2740 00:18:54,700 --> 00:18:55,059: people 2741 00:18:55,059 --> 00:18:55,388: wanted 2742 00:18:55,388 --> 00:18:55,480: to 2743 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:55,839: waste 2744 00:18:55,839 --> 00:18:56,170: time 2745 00:18:56,170 --> 00:18:56,500: doing 2746 00:18:56,500 --> 00:18:56,589: the 2747 00:18:56,589 --> 00:18:56,890: long 2748 00:18:56,890 --> 00:18:57,309: quest 2749 00:18:57,309 --> 00:18:57,640: chain 2750 00:18:57,640 --> 00:18:58,299: necessary 2751 00:18:58,299 --> 00:18:58,480: to 2752 00:18:58,480 --> 00:18:58,750: learn 2753 00:18:58,750 --> 00:18:58,869: how 2754 00:18:58,869 --> 00:18:59,019: to 2755 00:18:59,019 --> 00:18:59,319: breathe 2756 00:18:59,319 --> 00:19:01,359: underwater.
From 2757 00:19:01,359 --> 00:19:02,230: there, 2758 00:19:02,230 --> 00:19:02,380: it 2759 00:19:02,380 --> 00:19:02,500: was 2760 00:19:02,500 --> 00:19:02,559: a 2761 00:19:02,559 --> 00:19:02,829: long 2762 00:19:02,829 --> 00:19:03,250: hike 2763 00:19:03,250 --> 00:19:03,369: to 2764 00:19:03,369 --> 00:19:03,460: the 2765 00:19:03,460 --> 00:19:03,940: desolate 2766 00:19:03,940 --> 00:19:04,420: undersea 2767 00:19:04,420 --> 00:19:04,869: cave 2768 00:19:04,869 --> 00:19:05,019: that 2769 00:19:05,019 --> 00:19:05,500: housed 2770 00:19:05,500 --> 00:19:05,920: eternal 2771 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:07,779: cephalopods. 2772 00:19:07,779 --> 00:19:07,960: Though 2773 00:19:07,960 --> 00:19:08,470: several 2774 00:19:08,470 --> 00:19:08,980: levels 2775 00:19:08,980 --> 00:19:09,400: lower 2776 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:09,579: than 2777 00:19:09,579 --> 00:19:10,210: him, 2778 00:19:10,210 --> 00:19:10,420: they 2779 00:19:10,420 --> 00:19:10,676: were 2780 00:19:10,676 --> 00:19:10,900: tough 2781 00:19:10,900 --> 00:19:11,890: fights. 2782 00:19:11,890 --> 00:19:12,009: The 2783 00:19:12,009 --> 00:19:12,430: creatures 2784 00:19:12,430 --> 00:19:12,549: were 2785 00:19:12,549 --> 00:19:13,420: resilient, 2786 00:19:13,420 --> 00:19:13,750: hard 2787 00:19:13,750 --> 00:19:13,839: to 2788 00:19:13,839 --> 00:19:14,470: hit, 2789 00:19:14,470 --> 00:19:14,650: and 2790 00:19:14,650 --> 00:19:15,009: soaked 2791 00:19:15,009 --> 00:19:15,160: up 2792 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:15,581: damage 2793 00:19:15,581 --> 00:19:15,730: like 2794 00:19:15,730 --> 00:19:15,789: a 2795 00:19:15,789 --> 00:19:16,359: sponge 2796 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:16,509: while 2797 00:19:16,509 --> 00:19:17,140: slamming 2798 00:19:17,140 --> 00:19:17,349: into 2799 00:19:17,349 --> 00:19:17,710: Tarr 2800 00:19:17,710 --> 00:19:17,890: like 2801 00:19:17,890 --> 00:19:17,950: a 2802 00:19:17,950 --> 00:19:18,190: ton 2803 00:19:18,190 --> 00:19:18,309: of 2804 00:19:18,309 --> 00:19:19,329: bricks. 2805 00:19:19,329 --> 00:19:19,930: Each 2806 00:19:19,930 --> 00:19:20,680: battle 2807 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:21,759: was 2808 00:19:21,759 --> 00:19:23,410: slog. 2809 00:19:23,410 --> 00:19:23,680: Once 2810 00:19:23,680 --> 00:19:23,769: he 2811 00:19:23,769 --> 00:19:24,009: got 2812 00:19:24,009 --> 00:19:24,160: into 2813 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:24,279: the 2814 00:19:24,279 --> 00:19:24,609: rhythm, 2815 00:19:24,609 --> 00:19:24,730: at 2816 00:19:24,730 --> 00:19:25,119: least, 2817 00:19:25,119 --> 00:19:25,240: he 2818 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:25,420: was 2819 00:19:25,420 --> 00:19:25,690: able 2820 00:19:25,690 --> 00:19:25,809: to 2821 00:19:25,809 --> 00:19:26,170: speed 2822 00:19:26,170 --> 00:19:26,440: up, 2823 00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:26,589: but 2824 00:19:26,589 --> 00:19:26,859: this 2825 00:19:26,859 --> 00:19:27,309: created 2826 00:19:27,309 --> 00:19:27,369: a 2827 00:19:27,369 --> 00:19:27,880: different 2828 00:19:27,880 --> 00:19:28,960: problem. 2829 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:29,109: There 2830 00:19:29,109 --> 00:19:29,230: were 2831 00:19:29,230 --> 00:19:29,529: only 2832 00:19:29,529 --> 00:19:29,589: a 2833 00:19:29,589 --> 00:19:29,890: few 2834 00:19:29,890 --> 00:19:30,279: eternal 2835 00:19:30,279 --> 00:19:31,329: cephalopods 2836 00:19:31,329 --> 00:19:31,480: at 2837 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:31,539: a 2838 00:19:31,539 --> 00:19:32,349: time, 2839 00:19:32,349 --> 00:19:32,589: and 2840 00:19:32,589 --> 00:19:32,710: he 2841 00:19:32,710 --> 00:19:33,009: found 2842 00:19:33,009 --> 00:19:33,400: himself 2843 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:33,789: clearing 2844 00:19:33,789 --> 00:19:33,910: out 2845 00:19:33,910 --> 00:19:34,000: the 2846 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:34,299: cave 2847 00:19:34,299 --> 00:19:35,049: completely 2848 00:19:35,049 --> 00:19:35,230: and 2849 00:19:35,230 --> 00:19:35,349: then 2850 00:19:35,349 --> 00:19:35,650: having 2851 00:19:35,650 --> 00:19:35,740: to 2852 00:19:35,740 --> 00:19:36,099: sit 2853 00:19:36,099 --> 00:19:36,309: and 2854 00:19:36,309 --> 00:19:36,549: wait 2855 00:19:36,549 --> 00:19:36,670: for 2856 00:19:36,670 --> 00:19:36,880: them 2857 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:37,029: to 2858 00:19:37,029 --> 00:19:39,130: respawn.
When 2859 00:19:39,130 --> 00:19:39,220: the 2860 00:19:39,220 --> 00:19:39,430: day 2861 00:19:39,430 --> 00:19:40,000: ended, 2862 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:40,359: Tarr 2863 00:19:40,359 --> 00:19:40,660: still 2864 00:19:40,660 --> 00:19:40,809: had 2865 00:19:40,809 --> 00:19:41,200: not 2866 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:41,950: succeeded 2867 00:19:41,950 --> 00:19:42,130: in 2868 00:19:42,130 --> 00:19:42,579: finding 2869 00:19:42,579 --> 00:19:42,640: a 2870 00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:42,910: heart 2871 00:19:42,910 --> 00:19:43,000: of 2872 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:43,779: diamond, 2873 00:19:43,779 --> 00:19:43,960: though 2874 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:44,079: his 2875 00:19:44,079 --> 00:19:44,470: outfit 2876 00:19:44,470 --> 00:19:44,619: was 2877 00:19:44,619 --> 00:19:45,190: stained 2878 00:19:45,190 --> 00:19:45,309: with 2879 00:19:45,309 --> 00:19:45,400: the 2880 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:45,880: slowly 2881 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:46,599: color-shifting 2882 00:19:46,599 --> 00:19:46,839: ink 2883 00:19:46,839 --> 00:19:46,930: of 2884 00:19:46,930 --> 00:19:47,170: his 2885 00:19:47,170 --> 00:19:48,549: foes. 2886 00:19:48,549 --> 00:19:48,880: He 2887 00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:49,509: considered 2888 00:19:49,509 --> 00:19:49,809: going 2889 00:19:49,809 --> 00:19:50,799: home, 2890 00:19:50,799 --> 00:19:51,069: getting 2891 00:19:51,069 --> 00:19:51,130: a 2892 00:19:51,130 --> 00:19:51,339: good 2893 00:19:51,339 --> 00:19:51,849: rest, 2894 00:19:51,849 --> 00:19:52,029: and 2895 00:19:52,029 --> 00:19:52,359: picking 2896 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:52,569: up 2897 00:19:52,569 --> 00:19:52,869: bright 2898 00:19:52,869 --> 00:19:53,049: and 2899 00:19:53,049 --> 00:19:53,319: early 2900 00:19:53,319 --> 00:19:53,410: the 2901 00:19:53,410 --> 00:19:53,680: next 2902 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:54,700: day, 2903 00:19:54,700 --> 00:19:54,880: but 2904 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:54,970: the 2905 00:19:54,970 --> 00:19:55,359: thought 2906 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:55,480: of 2907 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:56,349: failure 2908 00:19:56,349 --> 00:19:56,829: haunted 2909 00:19:56,829 --> 00:19:58,240: him. 2910 00:19:58,240 --> 00:19:58,660: Images 2911 00:19:58,660 --> 00:19:58,750: of 2912 00:19:58,750 --> 00:19:59,259: confessing 2913 00:19:59,259 --> 00:19:59,380: to 2914 00:19:59,380 --> 00:19:59,740: Micah 2915 00:19:59,740 --> 00:19:59,890: that 2916 00:19:59,890 --> 00:20:00,009: he 2917 00:20:00,009 --> 00:20:00,130: had 2918 00:20:00,130 --> 00:20:00,609: failed 2919 00:20:00,609 --> 00:20:00,730: to 2920 00:20:00,730 --> 00:20:00,880: get 2921 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:00,910: a 2922 00:20:00,910 --> 00:20:01,299: present 2923 00:20:01,299 --> 00:20:02,230: together, 2924 00:20:02,230 --> 00:20:02,349: of 2925 00:20:02,349 --> 00:20:02,440: the 2926 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:02,859: coyote 2927 00:20:02,859 --> 00:20:03,549: collapsing 2928 00:20:03,549 --> 00:20:03,730: into 2929 00:20:03,730 --> 00:20:04,509: tears, 2930 00:20:04,509 --> 00:20:04,930: flitted 2931 00:20:04,930 --> 00:20:05,079: through 2932 00:20:05,079 --> 00:20:05,380: Tarr's 2933 00:20:05,380 --> 00:20:06,940: imagination. 2934 00:20:06,940 --> 00:20:07,119: It 2935 00:20:07,119 --> 00:20:07,390: woke 2936 00:20:07,390 --> 00:20:07,809: him 2937 00:20:07,809 --> 00:20:08,259: more 2938 00:20:08,259 --> 00:20:08,890: effectively 2939 00:20:08,890 --> 00:20:09,009: than 2940 00:20:09,009 --> 00:20:09,099: the 2941 00:20:09,099 --> 00:20:09,880: highest 2942 00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:10,450: quality 2943 00:20:10,450 --> 00:20:11,859: coffee.
But 2944 00:20:11,859 --> 00:20:11,980: he 2945 00:20:11,980 --> 00:20:12,279: still 2946 00:20:12,279 --> 00:20:12,549: needed 2947 00:20:12,549 --> 00:20:12,583: a 2948 00:20:12,583 --> 00:20:13,930: break. 2949 00:20:13,930 --> 00:20:14,079: He 2950 00:20:14,079 --> 00:20:14,559: retreated 2951 00:20:14,559 --> 00:20:14,710: from 2952 00:20:14,710 --> 00:20:14,799: the 2953 00:20:14,799 --> 00:20:15,190: cave 2954 00:20:15,190 --> 00:20:15,309: and 2955 00:20:15,309 --> 00:20:15,579: set 2956 00:20:15,579 --> 00:20:15,700: up 2957 00:20:15,700 --> 00:20:15,789: a 2958 00:20:15,789 --> 00:20:16,029: little 2959 00:20:16,029 --> 00:20:16,390: camp 2960 00:20:16,390 --> 00:20:16,480: on 2961 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:16,569: the 2962 00:20:16,569 --> 00:20:16,869: shore 2963 00:20:16,869 --> 00:20:16,960: of 2964 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:17,049: the 2965 00:20:17,049 --> 00:20:17,500: nearest 2966 00:20:17,500 --> 00:20:19,039: island. 2967 00:20:19,039 --> 00:20:19,150: The light of 2968 00:20:19,150 --> 00:20:19,240: the 2969 00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:19,630: fire 2970 00:20:19,630 --> 00:20:19,990: cast 2971 00:20:19,990 --> 00:20:20,619: strange 2972 00:20:20,619 --> 00:20:21,130: shadows 2973 00:20:21,130 --> 00:20:21,519: across 2974 00:20:21,519 --> 00:20:21,609: the 2975 00:20:21,609 --> 00:20:22,210: sand 2976 00:20:22,210 --> 00:20:22,390: and 2977 00:20:22,390 --> 00:20:22,869: created 2978 00:20:22,869 --> 00:20:23,140: little 2979 00:20:23,140 --> 00:20:23,650: flashes 2980 00:20:23,650 --> 00:20:23,769: of 2981 00:20:23,769 --> 00:20:24,220: reds 2982 00:20:24,220 --> 00:20:24,430: and 2983 00:20:24,430 --> 00:20:24,940: pinks 2984 00:20:24,940 --> 00:20:25,089: from 2985 00:20:25,089 --> 00:20:25,180: the 2986 00:20:25,180 --> 00:20:25,660: coral 2987 00:20:25,660 --> 00:20:26,109: just 2988 00:20:26,109 --> 00:20:26,470: below 2989 00:20:26,470 --> 00:20:26,589: the 2990 00:20:26,589 --> 00:20:27,039: surface 2991 00:20:27,039 --> 00:20:27,130: of 2992 00:20:27,130 --> 00:20:27,250: the 2993 00:20:27,250 --> 00:20:27,670: crashing 2994 00:20:27,670 --> 00:20:29,079: waves. 2995 00:20:29,079 --> 00:20:29,230: The 2996 00:20:29,230 --> 00:20:29,589: effect 2997 00:20:29,589 --> 00:20:29,769: was 2998 00:20:29,769 --> 00:20:30,039: rather 2999 00:20:30,039 --> 00:20:30,789: hypnotic, 3000 00:20:30,789 --> 00:20:31,059: and 3001 00:20:31,059 --> 00:20:31,420: Tarr 3002 00:20:31,420 --> 00:20:31,720: found 3003 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:32,170: himself 3004 00:20:32,170 --> 00:20:32,619: lulled 3005 00:20:32,619 --> 00:20:32,890: into 3006 00:20:32,890 --> 00:20:32,980: a 3007 00:20:32,980 --> 00:20:33,700: contemplative 3008 00:20:33,700 --> 00:20:34,299: silence 3009 00:20:34,299 --> 00:20:34,450: as 3010 00:20:34,450 --> 00:20:34,569: he 3011 00:20:34,569 --> 00:20:34,900: waited 3012 00:20:34,900 --> 00:20:35,049: for 3013 00:20:35,049 --> 00:20:35,230: his 3014 00:20:35,230 --> 00:20:35,680: roast 3015 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:35,829: to 3016 00:20:35,829 --> 00:20:36,190: finish 3017 00:20:36,190 --> 00:20:39,009: cooking.
He 3018 00:20:39,009 --> 00:20:39,430: loved 3019 00:20:39,430 --> 00:20:40,630: Micah. 3020 00:20:40,630 --> 00:20:40,750: The 3021 00:20:40,750 --> 00:20:41,170: coyote 3022 00:20:41,170 --> 00:20:41,710: completed 3023 00:20:41,710 --> 00:20:41,920: him 3024 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:42,009: in 3025 00:20:42,009 --> 00:20:42,069: a 3026 00:20:42,069 --> 00:20:42,369: way 3027 00:20:42,369 --> 00:20:42,549: that 3028 00:20:42,549 --> 00:20:42,759: he 3029 00:20:42,759 --> 00:20:43,210: hadn't 3030 00:20:43,210 --> 00:20:43,450: ever 3031 00:20:43,450 --> 00:20:44,079: realized 3032 00:20:44,079 --> 00:20:44,230: was 3033 00:20:44,230 --> 00:20:44,799: possible 3034 00:20:44,799 --> 00:20:45,099: before 3035 00:20:45,099 --> 00:20:45,250: they had 3036 00:20:45,250 --> 00:20:46,539: met. 3037 00:20:46,539 --> 00:20:46,809: He 3038 00:20:46,809 --> 00:20:47,559: knew, 3039 00:20:47,559 --> 00:20:47,890: without 3040 00:20:47,890 --> 00:20:47,950: a 3041 00:20:47,950 --> 00:20:48,430: shadow 3042 00:20:48,430 --> 00:20:48,549: of 3043 00:20:48,549 --> 00:20:49,329: doubt, 3044 00:20:49,329 --> 00:20:49,509: that 3045 00:20:49,509 --> 00:20:49,630: he 3046 00:20:49,630 --> 00:20:49,779: would 3047 00:20:49,779 --> 00:20:50,230: fight 3048 00:20:50,230 --> 00:20:50,349: the 3049 00:20:50,349 --> 00:20:50,829: toughest 3050 00:20:50,829 --> 00:20:51,250: boss 3051 00:20:51,250 --> 00:20:51,369: with 3052 00:20:51,369 --> 00:20:51,549: his 3053 00:20:51,549 --> 00:20:51,910: bare 3054 00:20:51,910 --> 00:20:52,839: talons, 3055 00:20:52,839 --> 00:20:53,259: travel 3056 00:20:53,259 --> 00:20:53,319: to 3057 00:20:53,319 --> 00:20:53,440: the 3058 00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:53,950: farthest 3059 00:20:53,950 --> 00:20:54,309: star 3060 00:20:54,309 --> 00:20:54,460: with 3061 00:20:54,460 --> 00:20:54,789: nothing 3062 00:20:54,789 --> 00:20:55,029: more 3063 00:20:55,029 --> 00:20:55,180: than 3064 00:20:55,180 --> 00:20:55,329: what 3065 00:20:55,329 --> 00:20:55,509: was 3066 00:20:55,509 --> 00:20:55,599: in 3067 00:20:55,599 --> 00:20:55,779: his 3068 00:20:55,779 --> 00:20:56,680: pack, 3069 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:57,039: swim 3070 00:20:57,039 --> 00:20:57,099: to 3071 00:20:57,099 --> 00:20:57,190: the 3072 00:20:57,190 --> 00:20:57,519: bottom 3073 00:20:57,519 --> 00:20:57,609: of 3074 00:20:57,609 --> 00:20:57,730: the 3075 00:20:57,730 --> 00:20:58,150: deepest 3076 00:20:58,150 --> 00:20:58,539: ocean, 3077 00:20:58,539 --> 00:20:59,079: climb 3078 00:20:59,079 --> 00:20:59,230: to 3079 00:20:59,230 --> 00:20:59,349: the 3080 00:20:59,349 --> 00:20:59,680: peak 3081 00:20:59,680 --> 00:20:59,829: of 3082 00:20:59,829 --> 00:20:59,950: the 3083 00:20:59,950 --> 00:21:00,789: tallest 3084 00:21:00,789 --> 00:21:01,509: mountain, 3085 00:21:01,509 --> 00:21:01,720: if 3086 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:02,049: doing 3087 00:21:02,049 --> 00:21:02,410: those 3088 00:21:02,410 --> 00:21:02,890: things 3089 00:21:02,890 --> 00:21:03,069: would 3090 00:21:03,069 --> 00:21:03,369: make 3091 00:21:03,369 --> 00:21:03,700: Micah 3092 00:21:03,700 --> 00:21:04,720: smile that 3093 00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:05,650: bright 3094 00:21:05,650 --> 00:21:07,720: smile. 3095 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:08,079: But 3096 00:21:08,079 --> 00:21:08,289: he 3097 00:21:08,289 --> 00:21:08,710: also 3098 00:21:08,710 --> 00:21:08,980: knew 3099 00:21:08,980 --> 00:21:09,130: that 3100 00:21:09,130 --> 00:21:09,490: Micah 3101 00:21:09,490 --> 00:21:09,670: would 3102 00:21:09,670 --> 00:21:10,000: never 3103 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:10,480: ask 3104 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:10,750: any 3105 00:21:10,750 --> 00:21:10,900: of 3106 00:21:10,900 --> 00:21:11,200: those 3107 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:11,589: things 3108 00:21:11,589 --> 00:21:11,710: of 3109 00:21:11,710 --> 00:21:13,119: him. 3110 00:21:13,119 --> 00:21:13,569: Micah 3111 00:21:13,569 --> 00:21:15,069: couldn't bear 3112 00:21:15,069 --> 00:21:15,819: the idea 3113 00:21:15,819 --> 00:21:16,059: of 3114 00:21:16,059 --> 00:21:16,750: disrupting 3115 00:21:16,750 --> 00:21:17,140: Tarr's 3116 00:21:17,140 --> 00:21:19,660: life.
How 3117 00:21:19,660 --> 00:21:19,869: it 3118 00:21:19,869 --> 00:21:20,200: must 3119 00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:20,380: have 3120 00:21:20,380 --> 00:21:20,680: hurt 3121 00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:20,799: the 3122 00:21:20,799 --> 00:21:21,970: coyote, 3123 00:21:21,970 --> 00:21:22,210: Tarr 3124 00:21:22,210 --> 00:21:23,500: reflected, 3125 00:21:23,500 --> 00:21:23,650: to 3126 00:21:23,650 --> 00:21:23,980: hear 3127 00:21:23,980 --> 00:21:24,160: that 3128 00:21:24,160 --> 00:21:24,490: Tarr 3129 00:21:24,490 --> 00:21:25,329: celebrated 3130 00:21:25,329 --> 00:21:25,690: this 3131 00:21:25,690 --> 00:21:26,319: idiotic 3132 00:21:26,319 --> 00:21:28,150: holiday. 3133 00:21:28,150 --> 00:21:28,509: Micah 3134 00:21:28,509 --> 00:21:28,779: must 3135 00:21:28,779 --> 00:21:28,869: have 3136 00:21:28,869 --> 00:21:29,349: assumed 3137 00:21:29,349 --> 00:21:29,829: that, 3138 00:21:29,829 --> 00:21:30,009: for 3139 00:21:30,009 --> 00:21:30,670: years, 3140 00:21:30,670 --> 00:21:31,180: Tarr hid 3141 00:21:31,180 --> 00:21:31,240: a 3142 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:31,509: part 3143 00:21:31,509 --> 00:21:31,599: of 3144 00:21:31,599 --> 00:21:31,720: his 3145 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:32,079: life 3146 00:21:32,079 --> 00:21:32,319: from 3147 00:21:32,319 --> 00:21:32,410: the 3148 00:21:32,410 --> 00:21:34,000: coyote. 3149 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:34,210: If 3150 00:21:34,210 --> 00:21:34,509: Tarr 3151 00:21:34,509 --> 00:21:34,660: had 3152 00:21:34,660 --> 00:21:34,930: found 3153 00:21:34,930 --> 00:21:35,109: out 3154 00:21:35,109 --> 00:21:35,259: that 3155 00:21:35,259 --> 00:21:35,589: Micah 3156 00:21:35,589 --> 00:21:35,769: had 3157 00:21:35,769 --> 00:21:36,130: chosen 3158 00:21:36,130 --> 00:21:36,339: not 3159 00:21:36,339 --> 00:21:36,430: to 3160 00:21:36,430 --> 00:21:36,670: share 3161 00:21:36,670 --> 00:21:37,089: something 3162 00:21:37,089 --> 00:21:37,420: so 3163 00:21:37,420 --> 00:21:37,960: otherwise 3164 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:39,220: public, 3165 00:21:39,220 --> 00:21:39,460: he 3166 00:21:39,460 --> 00:21:39,640: thought 3167 00:21:39,640 --> 00:21:39,759: he 3168 00:21:39,759 --> 00:21:39,970: would 3169 00:21:39,970 --> 00:21:40,359: felt 3170 00:21:40,359 --> 00:21:40,539: like 3171 00:21:40,539 --> 00:21:40,599: a 3172 00:21:40,599 --> 00:21:40,960: huge 3173 00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:41,259: breach 3174 00:21:41,259 --> 00:21:41,410: of 3175 00:21:41,410 --> 00:21:41,829: trust 3176 00:21:41,829 --> 00:21:41,980: had 3177 00:21:41,980 --> 00:21:42,279: opened 3178 00:21:42,279 --> 00:21:42,609: between 3179 00:21:42,609 --> 00:21:43,990: them. 3180 00:21:43,990 --> 00:21:44,109: To 3181 00:21:44,109 --> 00:21:44,500: simply 3182 00:21:44,500 --> 00:21:44,769: hide 3183 00:21:44,769 --> 00:21:44,829: a 3184 00:21:44,829 --> 00:21:45,099: part 3185 00:21:45,099 --> 00:21:45,190: of 3186 00:21:45,190 --> 00:21:45,910: oneself 3187 00:21:45,910 --> 00:21:46,329: away 3188 00:21:46,329 --> 00:21:46,720: was 3189 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:47,049: so 3190 00:21:47,049 --> 00:21:47,604: anathema 3191 00:21:47,604 --> 00:21:47,769: to 3192 00:21:47,769 --> 00:21:48,160: what 3193 00:21:48,160 --> 00:21:48,490: Tarr 3194 00:21:48,490 --> 00:21:48,970: considered 3195 00:21:48,970 --> 00:21:49,059: the 3196 00:21:49,059 --> 00:21:49,539: basis 3197 00:21:49,539 --> 00:21:49,660: of 3198 00:21:49,660 --> 00:21:49,779: their 3199 00:21:49,779 --> 00:21:50,529: relationship, 3200 00:21:50,529 --> 00:21:51,069: that 3201 00:21:51,069 --> 00:21:51,220: he 3202 00:21:51,220 --> 00:21:51,700: struggled 3203 00:21:51,700 --> 00:21:51,849: to 3204 00:21:51,849 --> 00:21:52,299: imagine 3205 00:21:52,299 --> 00:21:52,420: how 3206 00:21:52,420 --> 00:21:52,809: Micah 3207 00:21:52,809 --> 00:21:53,019: was 3208 00:21:53,019 --> 00:21:53,410: taking 3209 00:21:53,410 --> 00:21:55,180: it.
That 3210 00:21:55,180 --> 00:21:55,299: the 3211 00:21:55,299 --> 00:21:55,809: coyote 3212 00:21:55,809 --> 00:21:55,990: had 3213 00:21:55,990 --> 00:21:56,380: chosen 3214 00:21:56,380 --> 00:21:56,470: to 3215 00:21:56,470 --> 00:21:56,920: spend 3216 00:21:56,920 --> 00:21:57,009: the 3217 00:21:57,009 --> 00:21:57,369: last 3218 00:21:57,369 --> 00:21:57,579: few 3219 00:21:57,579 --> 00:21:58,029: days 3220 00:21:58,029 --> 00:21:58,390: before 3221 00:21:58,390 --> 00:21:58,480: the 3222 00:21:58,480 --> 00:21:59,200: holiday 3223 00:21:59,200 --> 00:21:59,559: away 3224 00:21:59,559 --> 00:21:59,799: from 3225 00:21:59,799 --> 00:22:00,549: him 3226 00:22:00,549 --> 00:22:01,089: pointed 3227 00:22:01,089 --> 00:22:01,359: to 3228 00:22:01,359 --> 00:22:01,569: a 3229 00:22:01,569 --> 00:22:02,230: very 3230 00:22:02,230 --> 00:22:02,740: negative 3231 00:22:02,740 --> 00:22:03,250: answer 3232 00:22:03,250 --> 00:22:03,400: to 3233 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:03,670: that 3234 00:22:03,670 --> 00:22:06,309: question.
Tarr's 3235 00:22:06,309 --> 00:22:06,730: reverie 3236 00:22:06,730 --> 00:22:06,910: was 3237 00:22:06,910 --> 00:22:07,450: broken 3238 00:22:07,450 --> 00:22:07,569: by 3239 00:22:07,569 --> 00:22:07,660: the 3240 00:22:07,660 --> 00:22:08,049: sizzle 3241 00:22:08,049 --> 00:22:08,140: of 3242 00:22:08,140 --> 00:22:08,319: his 3243 00:22:08,319 --> 00:22:08,710: roast 3244 00:22:08,710 --> 00:22:09,190: announcing 3245 00:22:09,190 --> 00:22:09,369: its 3246 00:22:09,369 --> 00:22:10,750: doneness. 3247 00:22:10,750 --> 00:22:11,500: Gingerly, 3248 00:22:11,500 --> 00:22:11,650: he 3249 00:22:11,650 --> 00:22:12,099: retrieved 3250 00:22:12,099 --> 00:22:12,190: it 3251 00:22:12,190 --> 00:22:12,309: from 3252 00:22:12,309 --> 00:22:12,400: the 3253 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:12,910: fire 3254 00:22:12,910 --> 00:22:13,089: and 3255 00:22:13,089 --> 00:22:13,390: set 3256 00:22:13,390 --> 00:22:13,569: it 3257 00:22:13,569 --> 00:22:13,690: on 3258 00:22:13,690 --> 00:22:13,750: a 3259 00:22:13,750 --> 00:22:14,019: plate 3260 00:22:14,019 --> 00:22:14,140: to 3261 00:22:14,140 --> 00:22:17,230: cool.
"Oh, 3262 00:22:17,230 --> 00:22:19,329: Micah," 3263 00:22:19,329 --> 00:22:19,599: Tarr 3264 00:22:19,599 --> 00:22:19,869: said 3265 00:22:19,869 --> 00:22:19,960: to 3266 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:20,140: no 3267 00:22:20,140 --> 00:22:20,289: one 3268 00:22:20,289 --> 00:22:20,410: in 3269 00:22:20,410 --> 00:22:21,700: particular. 3270 00:22:21,700 --> 00:22:22,059: Not 3271 00:22:22,059 --> 00:22:22,869: surprisingly, 3272 00:22:22,869 --> 00:22:23,019: there 3273 00:22:23,019 --> 00:22:23,230: was 3274 00:22:23,230 --> 00:22:23,410: no 3275 00:22:23,410 --> 00:22:24,279: answer, 3276 00:22:24,279 --> 00:22:24,430: no 3277 00:22:24,430 --> 00:22:24,700: matter 3278 00:22:24,700 --> 00:22:24,880: how 3279 00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:25,240: long 3280 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:25,359: the 3281 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:25,569: blue 3282 00:22:25,569 --> 00:22:25,779: jay 3283 00:22:25,779 --> 00:22:27,490: waited. 3284 00:22:27,490 --> 00:22:27,700: With 3285 00:22:27,700 --> 00:22:27,759: a 3286 00:22:27,759 --> 00:22:28,180: sigh, 3287 00:22:28,180 --> 00:22:28,390: he 3288 00:22:28,390 --> 00:22:28,569: ate 3289 00:22:28,569 --> 00:22:28,750: his 3290 00:22:28,750 --> 00:22:29,170: dinner 3291 00:22:29,170 --> 00:22:29,589: without 3292 00:22:29,589 --> 00:22:30,819: enthusiasm 3293 00:22:30,819 --> 00:22:31,000: and 3294 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:31,240: then 3295 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:32,170: returned 3296 00:22:32,170 --> 00:22:32,319: to 3297 00:22:32,319 --> 00:22:32,440: the 3298 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:36,579: cave.
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3323 00:22:44,799 --> 00:22:44,920: he 3324 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:45,279: very 3325 00:22:45,279 --> 00:22:45,640: nearly 3326 00:22:45,640 --> 00:22:46,059: walked 3327 00:22:46,059 --> 00:22:46,480: away 3328 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:46,750: before 3329 00:22:46,750 --> 00:22:46,900: the 3330 00:22:46,900 --> 00:22:47,230: eternal 3331 00:22:47,230 --> 00:22:48,009: cephalod's 3332 00:22:48,009 --> 00:22:48,430: corpse 3333 00:22:48,430 --> 00:22:49,119: faded 3334 00:22:49,119 --> 00:22:49,269: to 3335 00:22:49,269 --> 00:22:49,630: reveal 3336 00:22:49,630 --> 00:22:49,720: the 3337 00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:50,019: loot 3338 00:22:50,019 --> 00:22:50,289: left 3339 00:22:50,289 --> 00:22:51,579: behind: 3340 00:22:51,579 --> 00:22:51,700: a 3341 00:22:51,700 --> 00:22:52,210: handful 3342 00:22:52,210 --> 00:22:52,299: of 3343 00:22:52,299 --> 00:22:52,660: silver 3344 00:22:52,660 --> 00:22:53,619: coins, 3345 00:22:53,619 --> 00:22:53,710: a 3346 00:22:53,710 --> 00:22:54,400: tarnished 3347 00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:54,940: bronze 3348 00:22:54,940 --> 00:22:55,930: dagger, 3349 00:22:55,930 --> 00:22:56,289: and 3350 00:22:56,289 --> 00:22:56,410: the 3351 00:22:56,410 --> 00:22:57,130: shining, 3352 00:22:57,130 --> 00:22:58,480: fist-sized 3353 00:22:58,480 --> 00:22:59,170: diamond 3354 00:22:59,170 --> 00:22:59,319: that 3355 00:22:59,319 --> 00:22:59,619: seemed 3356 00:22:59,619 --> 00:22:59,740: to 3357 00:22:59,740 --> 00:22:59,992: draw 3358 00:22:59,992 --> 00:23:00,190: in 3359 00:23:00,190 --> 00:23:00,519: every 3360 00:23:00,519 --> 00:23:00,819: source 3361 00:23:00,819 --> 00:23:00,940: of 3362 00:23:00,940 --> 00:23:01,240: light 3363 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:01,450: into 3364 00:23:01,450 --> 00:23:01,690: a 3365 00:23:01,690 --> 00:23:02,200: brilliant 3366 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:03,759: sparkle. 3367 00:23:03,759 --> 00:23:04,000: As 3368 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:04,089: it 3369 00:23:04,089 --> 00:23:04,630: was, 3370 00:23:04,630 --> 00:23:04,869: he 3371 00:23:04,869 --> 00:23:05,319: stood 3372 00:23:05,319 --> 00:23:05,500: and 3373 00:23:05,500 --> 00:23:05,890: stared 3374 00:23:05,890 --> 00:23:06,039: at 3375 00:23:06,039 --> 00:23:06,130: it 3376 00:23:06,130 --> 00:23:06,309: for 3377 00:23:06,309 --> 00:23:06,369: a 3378 00:23:06,369 --> 00:23:06,880: solid 3379 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:07,119: three 3380 00:23:07,119 --> 00:23:07,539: minutes 3381 00:23:07,539 --> 00:23:07,900: before 3382 00:23:07,900 --> 00:23:08,109: his 3383 00:23:08,109 --> 00:23:08,740: exhausted 3384 00:23:08,740 --> 00:23:09,130: brain 3385 00:23:09,130 --> 00:23:09,670: finally 3386 00:23:09,670 --> 00:23:09,970: urged 3387 00:23:09,970 --> 00:23:10,089: his 3388 00:23:10,089 --> 00:23:10,420: limbs 3389 00:23:10,420 --> 00:23:10,509: to 3390 00:23:10,509 --> 00:23:12,099: action. 3391 00:23:12,099 --> 00:23:12,220: It 3392 00:23:12,220 --> 00:23:12,339: was 3393 00:23:12,339 --> 00:23:12,519: not 3394 00:23:12,519 --> 00:23:12,549: a 3395 00:23:12,549 --> 00:23:12,819: moment 3396 00:23:12,819 --> 00:23:12,940: too 3397 00:23:12,940 --> 00:23:13,960: soon--the 3398 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:14,380: coins 3399 00:23:14,380 --> 00:23:14,619: and 3400 00:23:14,619 --> 00:23:15,009: dagger 3401 00:23:15,009 --> 00:23:15,160: were 3402 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:15,490: already 3403 00:23:15,490 --> 00:23:15,849: beginning 3404 00:23:15,849 --> 00:23:15,940: to 3405 00:23:15,940 --> 00:23:16,299: fade 3406 00:23:16,299 --> 00:23:16,450: from 3407 00:23:16,450 --> 00:23:16,960: existence 3408 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:17,079: as 3409 00:23:17,079 --> 00:23:17,200: he 3410 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:17,619: claimed 3411 00:23:17,619 --> 00:23:17,710: the 3412 00:23:17,710 --> 00:23:17,950: heart 3413 00:23:17,950 --> 00:23:18,069: of 3414 00:23:18,069 --> 00:23:18,730: diamond 3415 00:23:18,730 --> 00:23:19,000: and 3416 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:19,750: ensured 3417 00:23:19,750 --> 00:23:19,960: its 3418 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:20,470: continued 3419 00:23:20,470 --> 00:23:21,130: ontological 3420 00:23:21,130 --> 00:23:23,410: existence.
Tarr 3421 00:23:23,410 --> 00:23:23,650: shook 3422 00:23:23,650 --> 00:23:23,769: his 3423 00:23:23,769 --> 00:23:24,099: head 3424 00:23:24,099 --> 00:23:24,220: to 3425 00:23:24,220 --> 00:23:24,490: try 3426 00:23:24,490 --> 00:23:24,670: and 3427 00:23:24,670 --> 00:23:24,910: clear 3428 00:23:24,910 --> 00:23:25,000: the 3429 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:25,509: cobwebs 3430 00:23:25,509 --> 00:23:26,500: out, 3431 00:23:26,500 --> 00:23:26,769: then 3432 00:23:26,769 --> 00:23:27,339: teleported 3433 00:23:27,339 --> 00:23:27,670: back 3434 00:23:27,670 --> 00:23:27,789: to 3435 00:23:27,789 --> 00:23:27,880: the 3436 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:29,500: guildhall. 3437 00:23:29,500 --> 00:23:29,680: It 3438 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:29,950: was, 3439 00:23:29,950 --> 00:23:30,099: as 3440 00:23:30,099 --> 00:23:30,609: usual, 3441 00:23:30,609 --> 00:23:31,119: packed, 3442 00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:31,539: filled 3443 00:23:31,539 --> 00:23:31,690: with 3444 00:23:31,690 --> 00:23:31,990: guild 3445 00:23:31,990 --> 00:23:32,410: members 3446 00:23:32,410 --> 00:23:33,130: relaxing 3447 00:23:33,130 --> 00:23:33,339: and 3448 00:23:33,339 --> 00:23:34,720: carousing. 3449 00:23:34,720 --> 00:23:34,869: He 3450 00:23:34,869 --> 00:23:35,349: declined 3451 00:23:35,349 --> 00:23:35,619: four 3452 00:23:35,619 --> 00:23:36,339: invitations 3453 00:23:36,339 --> 00:23:36,460: to 3454 00:23:36,460 --> 00:23:36,940: Winterwreath 3455 00:23:36,940 --> 00:23:37,720: parties, 3456 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:38,019: two 3457 00:23:38,019 --> 00:23:38,440: offers 3458 00:23:38,440 --> 00:23:38,559: to 3459 00:23:38,559 --> 00:23:38,680: go 3460 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:39,519: caroling, 3461 00:23:39,519 --> 00:23:39,730: and 3462 00:23:39,730 --> 00:23:40,000: one 3463 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:40,599: request 3464 00:23:40,599 --> 00:23:40,720: to 3465 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:40,990: help 3466 00:23:40,990 --> 00:23:41,410: defeat 3467 00:23:41,410 --> 00:23:41,559: the 3468 00:23:41,559 --> 00:23:41,829: ice 3469 00:23:41,829 --> 00:23:42,250: dragon 3470 00:23:42,250 --> 00:23:42,490: before 3471 00:23:42,490 --> 00:23:42,609: he 3472 00:23:42,609 --> 00:23:43,269: finally 3473 00:23:43,269 --> 00:23:43,609: found 3474 00:23:43,609 --> 00:23:44,319: Levak, 3475 00:23:44,319 --> 00:23:44,740: sitting 3476 00:23:44,740 --> 00:23:44,859: in 3477 00:23:44,859 --> 00:23:44,920: a 3478 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:45,460: quiet, 3479 00:23:45,460 --> 00:23:46,089: little-used 3480 00:23:46,089 --> 00:23:46,480: den 3481 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:46,750: towards 3482 00:23:46,750 --> 00:23:46,869: the 3483 00:23:46,869 --> 00:23:47,170: back 3484 00:23:47,170 --> 00:23:47,259: of 3485 00:23:47,259 --> 00:23:47,319: the 3486 00:23:47,319 --> 00:23:48,670: Guildhall. 3487 00:23:48,670 --> 00:23:48,789: The 3488 00:23:48,789 --> 00:23:49,210: lion 3489 00:23:49,210 --> 00:23:49,539: barely 3490 00:23:49,539 --> 00:23:49,930: glanced 3491 00:23:49,930 --> 00:23:50,049: up 3492 00:23:50,049 --> 00:23:50,230: from 3493 00:23:50,230 --> 00:23:50,289: the 3494 00:23:50,289 --> 00:23:50,619: hefty 3495 00:23:50,619 --> 00:23:50,920: tome 3496 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:51,039: he 3497 00:23:51,039 --> 00:23:51,220: was 3498 00:23:51,220 --> 00:23:51,759: perusing 3499 00:23:51,759 --> 00:23:51,970: when 3500 00:23:51,970 --> 00:23:52,359: Tarr 3501 00:23:52,359 --> 00:23:54,490: entered.
"You 3502 00:23:54,490 --> 00:23:54,759: want 3503 00:23:54,759 --> 00:23:54,849: me 3504 00:23:54,849 --> 00:23:54,940: to 3505 00:23:54,940 --> 00:23:55,390: craft 3506 00:23:55,390 --> 00:23:55,480: you 3507 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:56,980: something," 3508 00:23:56,980 --> 00:23:57,490: Levak 3509 00:23:57,490 --> 00:23:57,910: stated 3510 00:23:57,910 --> 00:23:58,000: the 3511 00:23:58,000 --> 00:23:58,420: moment 3512 00:23:58,420 --> 00:23:58,660: Tarr 3513 00:23:58,660 --> 00:23:58,990: opened 3514 00:23:58,990 --> 00:23:59,140: his 3515 00:23:59,140 --> 00:23:59,440: beak 3516 00:23:59,440 --> 00:23:59,559: to 3517 00:23:59,559 --> 00:24:00,789: ask. "Let 3518 00:24:00,789 --> 00:24:00,970: me 3519 00:24:00,970 --> 00:24:01,599: guess, 3520 00:24:01,599 --> 00:24:01,690: a 3521 00:24:01,690 --> 00:24:02,079: last 3522 00:24:02,079 --> 00:24:02,349: minute 3523 00:24:02,349 --> 00:24:02,650: gift 3524 00:24:02,650 --> 00:24:02,799: for 3525 00:24:02,799 --> 00:24:05,319: Micah?"
"How 3526 00:24:05,319 --> 00:24:05,500: did 3527 00:24:05,500 --> 00:24:05,680: you 3528 00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:07,569: know?"
"Word 3529 00:24:07,569 --> 00:24:09,099: travels." 3530 00:24:09,099 --> 00:24:09,460: Tarr 3531 00:24:09,460 --> 00:24:09,819: waited 3532 00:24:09,819 --> 00:24:10,000: on 3533 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:10,900: tenterhooks 3534 00:24:10,900 --> 00:24:11,079: for 3535 00:24:11,079 --> 00:24:11,710: Levak 3536 00:24:11,710 --> 00:24:11,890: to 3537 00:24:11,890 --> 00:24:12,819: continue, 3538 00:24:12,819 --> 00:24:12,970: but 3539 00:24:12,970 --> 00:24:13,119: he 3540 00:24:13,119 --> 00:24:13,450: kept 3541 00:24:13,450 --> 00:24:14,049: stubbornly 3542 00:24:14,049 --> 00:24:14,980: silent, 3543 00:24:14,980 --> 00:24:15,430: idly 3544 00:24:15,430 --> 00:24:15,849: thumbing 3545 00:24:15,849 --> 00:24:16,000: through 3546 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:16,089: the 3547 00:24:16,089 --> 00:24:16,390: book 3548 00:24:16,390 --> 00:24:16,569: on 3549 00:24:16,569 --> 00:24:16,779: his 3550 00:24:16,779 --> 00:24:19,839: lap.
"Will 3551 00:24:19,839 --> 00:24:21,130: you?" 3552 00:24:21,130 --> 00:24:21,460: Tarr 3553 00:24:21,460 --> 00:24:21,819: asked 3554 00:24:21,819 --> 00:24:24,009: finally.
Levak 3555 00:24:24,009 --> 00:24:24,369: raised 3556 00:24:24,369 --> 00:24:24,519: his 3557 00:24:24,519 --> 00:24:24,940: eyes 3558 00:24:24,940 --> 00:24:25,089: to 3559 00:24:25,089 --> 00:24:25,390: meet 3560 00:24:25,390 --> 00:24:26,259: Tarr's, 3561 00:24:26,259 --> 00:24:26,319: a 3562 00:24:26,319 --> 00:24:26,589: deep 3563 00:24:26,589 --> 00:24:27,130: frown 3564 00:24:27,130 --> 00:24:27,579: across 3565 00:24:27,579 --> 00:24:27,700: the 3566 00:24:27,700 --> 00:24:28,150: lion's 3567 00:24:28,150 --> 00:24:31,720: muzzle. "Yes, 3568 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:31,900: but 3569 00:24:31,900 --> 00:24:32,109: only 3570 00:24:32,109 --> 00:24:32,410: because 3571 00:24:32,410 --> 00:24:32,500: I 3572 00:24:32,500 --> 00:24:32,859: like 3573 00:24:32,859 --> 00:24:35,200: Micah."
Tarr 3574 00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:35,650: released 3575 00:24:35,650 --> 00:24:35,710: a 3576 00:24:35,710 --> 00:24:36,009: breath 3577 00:24:36,009 --> 00:24:36,130: he 3578 00:24:36,130 --> 00:24:36,460: didn't 3579 00:24:36,460 --> 00:24:36,970: realize 3580 00:24:36,970 --> 00:24:37,059: he 3581 00:24:37,059 --> 00:24:37,240: was 3582 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:37,930: holding, 3583 00:24:37,930 --> 00:24:38,109: then 3584 00:24:38,109 --> 00:24:38,650: explained 3585 00:24:38,650 --> 00:24:38,829: his 3586 00:24:38,829 --> 00:24:39,130: gift 3587 00:24:39,130 --> 00:24:39,490: idea 3588 00:24:39,490 --> 00:24:39,640: to 3589 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:40,960: Levak. 3590 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:41,079: The 3591 00:24:41,079 --> 00:24:41,529: lion's 3592 00:24:41,529 --> 00:24:41,980: mouth 3593 00:24:41,980 --> 00:24:42,369: fell 3594 00:24:42,369 --> 00:24:42,819: open 3595 00:24:42,819 --> 00:24:43,059: in 3596 00:24:43,059 --> 00:24:43,630: shock 3597 00:24:43,630 --> 00:24:43,809: at 3598 00:24:43,809 --> 00:24:43,900: the 3599 00:24:43,900 --> 00:24:44,619: request, 3600 00:24:44,619 --> 00:24:45,369: and 3601 00:24:45,369 --> 00:24:45,519: did 3602 00:24:45,519 --> 00:24:45,730: not 3603 00:24:45,730 --> 00:24:46,359: agree 3604 00:24:46,359 --> 00:24:46,720: until 3605 00:24:46,720 --> 00:24:47,079: Tarr 3606 00:24:47,079 --> 00:24:47,589: explained 3607 00:24:47,589 --> 00:24:47,799: how 3608 00:24:47,799 --> 00:24:47,950: he 3609 00:24:47,950 --> 00:24:48,130: had 3610 00:24:48,130 --> 00:24:48,609: secured 3611 00:24:48,609 --> 00:24:48,730: the 3612 00:24:48,730 --> 00:24:49,390: heart 3613 00:24:49,390 --> 00:24:49,509: of 3614 00:24:49,509 --> 00:24:52,210: eternity.
"It 3615 00:24:52,210 --> 00:24:52,509: could 3616 00:24:52,509 --> 00:24:53,980: break," 3617 00:24:53,980 --> 00:24:54,160: he 3618 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:54,700: cautioned 3619 00:24:54,700 --> 00:24:55,089: Tarr, 3620 00:24:55,089 --> 00:24:56,680: finally. "That's 3621 00:24:56,680 --> 00:24:56,740: a 3622 00:24:56,740 --> 00:24:57,099: tall 3623 00:24:57,099 --> 00:24:57,400: order 3624 00:24:57,400 --> 00:24:57,579: you're 3625 00:24:57,579 --> 00:24:58,119: making, 3626 00:24:58,119 --> 00:24:58,329: and 3627 00:24:58,329 --> 00:24:58,450: I 3628 00:24:58,450 --> 00:24:59,259: can't 3629 00:24:59,259 --> 00:24:59,920: guarantee 3630 00:24:59,920 --> 00:25:00,009: I 3631 00:25:00,009 --> 00:25:00,190: can 3632 00:25:00,190 --> 00:25:00,849: successfully 3633 00:25:00,849 --> 00:25:01,210: make 3634 00:25:01,210 --> 00:25:01,299: the 3635 00:25:01,299 --> 00:25:04,359: thing."
Truthfully, 3636 00:25:04,359 --> 00:25:04,720: Tarr 3637 00:25:04,720 --> 00:25:04,960: had 3638 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:05,619: forgotten 3639 00:25:05,619 --> 00:25:05,769: that 3640 00:25:05,769 --> 00:25:05,950: that 3641 00:25:05,950 --> 00:25:06,099: was 3642 00:25:06,099 --> 00:25:06,130: a 3643 00:25:06,130 --> 00:25:07,059: possibility. 3644 00:25:07,059 --> 00:25:07,240: His 3645 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:08,019: experience 3646 00:25:08,019 --> 00:25:08,230: with 3647 00:25:08,230 --> 00:25:08,769: making 3648 00:25:08,769 --> 00:25:09,039: was 3649 00:25:09,039 --> 00:25:09,250: too 3650 00:25:09,250 --> 00:25:11,589: limited.
Struggling 3651 00:25:11,589 --> 00:25:11,710: to 3652 00:25:11,710 --> 00:25:12,099: present 3653 00:25:12,099 --> 00:25:12,130: a 3654 00:25:12,130 --> 00:25:12,519: straight 3655 00:25:12,519 --> 00:25:12,849: face, 3656 00:25:12,849 --> 00:25:13,000: he 3657 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:13,390: nodded 3658 00:25:13,390 --> 00:25:13,480: at 3659 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:13,539: the 3660 00:25:13,539 --> 00:25:15,009: lion. "I 3661 00:25:15,009 --> 00:25:15,880: know," 3662 00:25:15,880 --> 00:25:16,089: he 3663 00:25:16,089 --> 00:25:16,779: lied, "but 3664 00:25:16,779 --> 00:25:16,869: I 3665 00:25:16,869 --> 00:25:17,049: have 3666 00:25:17,049 --> 00:25:17,470: faith 3667 00:25:17,470 --> 00:25:17,589: in 3668 00:25:17,589 --> 00:25:17,650: the 3669 00:25:17,650 --> 00:25:18,039: spirit 3670 00:25:18,039 --> 00:25:18,099: of 3671 00:25:18,099 --> 00:25:18,160: the 3672 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:18,579: season 3673 00:25:18,579 --> 00:25:18,700: that 3674 00:25:18,700 --> 00:25:18,880: you'll 3675 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:19,690: succeed. 3676 00:25:19,690 --> 00:25:20,140: It'll 3677 00:25:20,140 --> 00:25:20,410: mean 3678 00:25:20,410 --> 00:25:20,470: a 3679 00:25:20,470 --> 00:25:20,920: lot 3680 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:21,099: to 3681 00:25:21,099 --> 00:25:23,230: Micah."
Levak 3682 00:25:23,230 --> 00:25:24,099: snorted, 3683 00:25:24,099 --> 00:25:24,279: but 3684 00:25:24,279 --> 00:25:25,480: agreed. 3685 00:25:25,480 --> 00:25:25,660: He 3686 00:25:25,660 --> 00:25:26,079: accepted 3687 00:25:26,079 --> 00:25:26,170: the 3688 00:25:26,170 --> 00:25:26,769: components 3689 00:25:26,769 --> 00:25:26,920: from 3690 00:25:26,920 --> 00:25:27,400: Tarr 3691 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:27,549: and 3692 00:25:27,549 --> 00:25:27,940: began 3693 00:25:27,940 --> 00:25:28,029: the 3694 00:25:28,029 --> 00:25:28,720: laborious 3695 00:25:28,720 --> 00:25:29,259: process 3696 00:25:29,259 --> 00:25:29,349: of 3697 00:25:29,349 --> 00:25:29,890: combining 3698 00:25:29,890 --> 00:25:29,950: the 3699 00:25:29,950 --> 00:25:30,700: materials 3700 00:25:30,700 --> 00:25:30,970: into 3701 00:25:30,970 --> 00:25:31,089: the 3702 00:25:31,089 --> 00:25:31,480: finished 3703 00:25:31,480 --> 00:25:33,579: project. 3704 00:25:33,579 --> 00:25:33,759: It 3705 00:25:33,759 --> 00:25:33,970: was 3706 00:25:33,970 --> 00:25:34,750: tiring 3707 00:25:34,750 --> 00:25:34,900: to 3708 00:25:34,900 --> 00:25:35,710: craft, 3709 00:25:35,710 --> 00:25:36,490: especially 3710 00:25:36,490 --> 00:25:36,700: for 3711 00:25:36,700 --> 00:25:37,089: higher 3712 00:25:37,089 --> 00:25:37,509: value 3713 00:25:37,509 --> 00:25:38,470: items, 3714 00:25:38,470 --> 00:25:38,650: but 3715 00:25:38,650 --> 00:25:38,920: took 3716 00:25:38,920 --> 00:25:39,640: very 3717 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:40,690: focus, 3718 00:25:40,690 --> 00:25:41,140: unlike 3719 00:25:41,140 --> 00:25:41,319: more 3720 00:25:41,319 --> 00:25:41,799: mundane 3721 00:25:41,799 --> 00:25:42,279: skills 3722 00:25:42,279 --> 00:25:42,400: that 3723 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:42,519: were 3724 00:25:42,519 --> 00:25:43,059: popular 3725 00:25:43,059 --> 00:25:43,240: with 3726 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:43,509: those 3727 00:25:43,509 --> 00:25:43,599: who 3728 00:25:43,599 --> 00:25:43,750: did 3729 00:25:43,750 --> 00:25:43,990: not 3730 00:25:43,990 --> 00:25:45,549: adventure. 3731 00:25:45,549 --> 00:25:45,849: It 3732 00:25:45,849 --> 00:25:46,119: was 3733 00:25:46,119 --> 00:25:46,539: rather 3734 00:25:46,539 --> 00:25:46,869: like 3735 00:25:46,869 --> 00:25:46,960: a 3736 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:47,319: brisk 3737 00:25:47,319 --> 00:25:47,680: jog 3738 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:47,920: along 3739 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:47,980: a 3740 00:25:47,980 --> 00:25:48,339: straight 3741 00:25:48,339 --> 00:25:49,329: path. 3742 00:25:49,329 --> 00:25:49,450: The 3743 00:25:49,450 --> 00:25:50,170: drawback 3744 00:25:50,170 --> 00:25:50,349: was 3745 00:25:50,349 --> 00:25:50,410: a 3746 00:25:50,410 --> 00:25:50,829: lack 3747 00:25:50,829 --> 00:25:50,950: of 3748 00:25:50,950 --> 00:25:51,430: control 3749 00:25:51,430 --> 00:25:51,609: over 3750 00:25:51,609 --> 00:25:51,849: one's 3751 00:25:51,849 --> 00:25:53,349: output. A 3752 00:25:53,349 --> 00:25:53,829: crafting 3753 00:25:53,829 --> 00:25:54,730: recipe 3754 00:25:54,730 --> 00:25:55,509: always 3755 00:25:55,509 --> 00:25:56,200: resulted 3756 00:25:56,200 --> 00:25:56,319: in 3757 00:25:56,319 --> 00:25:56,440: the 3758 00:25:56,440 --> 00:25:57,069: exact 3759 00:25:57,069 --> 00:25:57,730: same 3760 00:25:57,730 --> 00:25:58,809: outcome--there 3761 00:25:58,809 --> 00:25:58,960: was 3762 00:25:58,960 --> 00:25:59,230: never 3763 00:25:59,230 --> 00:25:59,440: any 3764 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:00,700: variation 3765 00:26:00,700 --> 00:26:01,000: other 3766 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:01,299: than, 3767 00:26:01,299 --> 00:26:01,869: occasionally, 3768 00:26:01,869 --> 00:26:03,220: size--and 3769 00:26:03,220 --> 00:26:03,369: there 3770 00:26:03,369 --> 00:26:03,700: was 3771 00:26:03,700 --> 00:26:04,509: always 3772 00:26:04,509 --> 00:26:04,630: the 3773 00:26:04,630 --> 00:26:05,890: possibility 3774 00:26:05,890 --> 00:26:06,250: of 3775 00:26:06,250 --> 00:26:07,599: failure. 3776 00:26:07,599 --> 00:26:07,750: An 3777 00:26:07,750 --> 00:26:08,410: accomplished 3778 00:26:08,410 --> 00:26:09,039: tailor 3779 00:26:09,039 --> 00:26:09,400: might 3780 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:09,670: make 3781 00:26:09,670 --> 00:26:09,819: the 3782 00:26:09,819 --> 00:26:10,119: odd 3783 00:26:10,119 --> 00:26:10,750: mistake, 3784 00:26:10,750 --> 00:26:10,930: but 3785 00:26:10,930 --> 00:26:11,109: could 3786 00:26:11,109 --> 00:26:11,529: correct 3787 00:26:11,529 --> 00:26:11,619: it 3788 00:26:11,619 --> 00:26:11,710: on 3789 00:26:11,710 --> 00:26:11,769: the 3790 00:26:11,769 --> 00:26:12,609: fly, 3791 00:26:12,609 --> 00:26:12,819: and 3792 00:26:12,819 --> 00:26:13,000: could 3793 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:13,240: add 3794 00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:13,690: flair 3795 00:26:13,690 --> 00:26:13,839: and 3796 00:26:13,839 --> 00:26:14,500: changes 3797 00:26:14,500 --> 00:26:14,740: as 3798 00:26:14,740 --> 00:26:14,829: they 3799 00:26:14,829 --> 00:26:15,130: saw 3800 00:26:15,130 --> 00:26:16,329: fit; 3801 00:26:16,329 --> 00:26:17,019: not 3802 00:26:17,019 --> 00:26:17,890: so 3803 00:26:17,890 --> 00:26:18,250: with 3804 00:26:18,250 --> 00:26:18,369: a 3805 00:26:18,369 --> 00:26:20,710: crafter.
But 3806 00:26:20,710 --> 00:26:21,009: while 3807 00:26:21,009 --> 00:26:21,130: the 3808 00:26:21,130 --> 00:26:21,789: theoretical 3809 00:26:21,789 --> 00:26:22,750: tailor 3810 00:26:22,750 --> 00:26:22,990: would 3811 00:26:22,990 --> 00:26:23,230: have 3812 00:26:23,230 --> 00:26:23,349: to 3813 00:26:23,349 --> 00:26:23,769: sit 3814 00:26:23,769 --> 00:26:24,009: and 3815 00:26:24,009 --> 00:26:25,359: concentrate, 3816 00:26:25,359 --> 00:26:26,140: Levak 3817 00:26:26,140 --> 00:26:26,470: was 3818 00:26:26,470 --> 00:26:26,740: free 3819 00:26:26,740 --> 00:26:26,859: to 3820 00:26:26,859 --> 00:26:27,220: chat 3821 00:26:27,220 --> 00:26:27,400: with 3822 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:28,089: Tarr, 3823 00:26:28,089 --> 00:26:28,269: though 3824 00:26:28,269 --> 00:26:28,390: it 3825 00:26:28,390 --> 00:26:28,599: might 3826 00:26:28,599 --> 00:26:28,720: be 3827 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:28,930: more 3828 00:26:28,930 --> 00:26:29,680: accurate 3829 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:29,799: to 3830 00:26:29,799 --> 00:26:30,069: call 3831 00:26:30,069 --> 00:26:30,160: it 3832 00:26:30,160 --> 00:26:30,190: a 3833 00:26:30,190 --> 00:26:32,650: lecture.
"Have 3834 00:26:32,650 --> 00:26:32,769: you 3835 00:26:32,769 --> 00:26:33,490: discussed 3836 00:26:33,490 --> 00:26:33,819: any 3837 00:26:33,819 --> 00:26:33,910: of 3838 00:26:33,910 --> 00:26:34,150: this 3839 00:26:34,150 --> 00:26:34,329: with 3840 00:26:34,329 --> 00:26:37,509: Micah?"
"Well," 3841 00:26:37,509 --> 00:26:37,900: said 3842 00:26:37,900 --> 00:26:39,430: Tarr, "We 3843 00:26:39,430 --> 00:26:39,849: made 3844 00:26:39,849 --> 00:26:40,329: plans 3845 00:26:40,329 --> 00:26:40,480: for 3846 00:26:40,480 --> 00:26:40,869: later 3847 00:26:40,869 --> 00:26:42,819: today..."
"No, 3848 00:26:42,819 --> 00:26:42,940: I 3849 00:26:42,940 --> 00:26:43,210: mean 3850 00:26:43,210 --> 00:26:43,539: about 3851 00:26:43,539 --> 00:26:43,690: your 3852 00:26:43,690 --> 00:26:44,319: disdain 3853 00:26:44,319 --> 00:26:44,470: for 3854 00:26:44,470 --> 00:26:44,680: this 3855 00:26:44,680 --> 00:26:46,630: holiday."
"I 3856 00:26:46,630 --> 00:26:47,019: don't 3857 00:26:47,019 --> 00:26:47,680: disdain 3858 00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:48,460: the--"
"Yes 3859 00:26:48,460 --> 00:26:48,640: you 3860 00:26:48,640 --> 00:26:49,599: do. 3861 00:26:49,599 --> 00:26:49,750: And 3862 00:26:49,750 --> 00:26:49,869: you're 3863 00:26:49,869 --> 00:26:50,079: going 3864 00:26:50,079 --> 00:26:50,140: to 3865 00:26:50,140 --> 00:26:50,650: subject 3866 00:26:50,650 --> 00:26:50,829: that 3867 00:26:50,829 --> 00:26:51,579: poor 3868 00:26:51,579 --> 00:26:52,119: innocent 3869 00:26:52,119 --> 00:26:52,630: coyote 3870 00:26:52,630 --> 00:26:52,809: to 3871 00:26:52,809 --> 00:26:52,869: a 3872 00:26:52,869 --> 00:26:53,529: lifetime 3873 00:26:53,529 --> 00:26:53,650: of 3874 00:26:53,650 --> 00:26:53,829: this 3875 00:26:53,829 --> 00:26:54,220: holiday 3876 00:26:54,220 --> 00:26:54,519: because 3877 00:26:54,519 --> 00:26:54,609: you 3878 00:26:54,609 --> 00:26:55,059: can't 3879 00:26:55,059 --> 00:26:55,480: own 3880 00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:55,720: up 3881 00:26:55,720 --> 00:26:55,869: to 3882 00:26:55,869 --> 00:26:56,230: telling 3883 00:26:56,230 --> 00:26:56,380: him 3884 00:26:56,380 --> 00:26:56,559: how 3885 00:26:56,559 --> 00:26:56,740: you 3886 00:26:56,740 --> 00:26:58,059: feel."
"It's 3887 00:26:58,059 --> 00:26:58,390: not 3888 00:26:58,390 --> 00:26:58,630: that 3889 00:26:58,630 --> 00:26:59,680: easy."
"It 3890 00:26:59,680 --> 00:26:59,920: is, 3891 00:26:59,920 --> 00:27:00,970: actually. 3892 00:27:00,970 --> 00:27:01,119: You 3893 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:01,509: find 3894 00:27:01,509 --> 00:27:01,900: him, 3895 00:27:01,900 --> 00:27:02,230: sit 3896 00:27:02,230 --> 00:27:02,380: him 3897 00:27:02,380 --> 00:27:02,920: down, 3898 00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:03,130: and 3899 00:27:03,130 --> 00:27:04,480: say, 'Micah, 3900 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:04,720: I 3901 00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:05,049: love 3902 00:27:05,049 --> 00:27:05,200: you 3903 00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:05,559: very 3904 00:27:05,559 --> 00:27:05,950: dearly, 3905 00:27:05,950 --> 00:27:06,130: but 3906 00:27:06,130 --> 00:27:06,279: I'm 3907 00:27:06,279 --> 00:27:06,640: much 3908 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:06,880: too 3909 00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:07,420: much 3910 00:27:07,420 --> 00:27:07,509: up 3911 00:27:07,509 --> 00:27:07,750: my 3912 00:27:07,750 --> 00:27:07,990: own 3913 00:27:07,990 --> 00:27:08,319: ass 3914 00:27:08,319 --> 00:27:08,500: to 3915 00:27:08,500 --> 00:27:08,799: enjoy 3916 00:27:08,799 --> 00:27:09,009: this 3917 00:27:09,009 --> 00:27:09,609: holiday, 3918 00:27:09,609 --> 00:27:09,819: so 3919 00:27:09,819 --> 00:27:09,910: if 3920 00:27:09,910 --> 00:27:10,029: it's 3921 00:27:10,029 --> 00:27:10,180: all 3922 00:27:10,180 --> 00:27:10,269: the 3923 00:27:10,269 --> 00:27:10,630: same 3924 00:27:10,630 --> 00:27:10,720: to 3925 00:27:10,720 --> 00:27:11,200: you, 3926 00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:11,440: I'd 3927 00:27:11,440 --> 00:27:11,650: like 3928 00:27:11,650 --> 00:27:11,799: to 3929 00:27:11,799 --> 00:27:12,160: avoid 3930 00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:12,250: it 3931 00:27:12,250 --> 00:27:12,400: from 3932 00:27:12,400 --> 00:27:12,640: here 3933 00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:12,819: on 3934 00:27:12,819 --> 00:27:14,440: out.'"
"I 3935 00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:14,740: don't 3936 00:27:14,740 --> 00:27:14,950: want 3937 00:27:14,950 --> 00:27:15,009: to 3938 00:27:15,009 --> 00:27:15,309: hurt 3939 00:27:15,309 --> 00:27:16,630: him."
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"Two 4633 00:31:45,164 --> 00:31:45,345: more 4634 00:31:45,345 --> 00:31:46,394: jumps," 4635 00:31:46,394 --> 00:31:46,724: Micah 4636 00:31:46,724 --> 00:31:47,025: told 4637 00:31:47,025 --> 00:31:47,414: him. 4638 00:31:47,414 --> 00:31:47,744: Before 4639 00:31:47,744 --> 00:31:48,045: Tarr 4640 00:31:48,045 --> 00:31:48,224: could 4641 00:31:48,224 --> 00:31:48,674: object, 4642 00:31:48,674 --> 00:31:48,795: they 4643 00:31:48,795 --> 00:31:48,944: were 4644 00:31:48,944 --> 00:31:49,275: once 4645 00:31:49,275 --> 00:31:49,545: more 4646 00:31:49,545 --> 00:31:50,055: enveloped 4647 00:31:50,055 --> 00:31:50,144: in 4648 00:31:50,144 --> 00:31:50,384: that 4649 00:31:50,384 --> 00:31:51,914: falling/sinking/lightning 4650 00:31:51,914 --> 00:31:53,144: sensation. 4651 00:31:53,144 --> 00:31:53,295: And 4652 00:31:53,295 --> 00:31:53,414: then 4653 00:31:53,414 --> 00:31:53,714: again 4654 00:31:53,714 --> 00:31:53,835: they 4655 00:31:53,835 --> 00:31:54,285: vanished 4656 00:31:54,285 --> 00:31:54,404: and 4657 00:31:54,404 --> 00:31:55,305: reappeared, 4658 00:31:55,305 --> 00:31:55,575: now 4659 00:31:55,575 --> 00:31:55,934: atop 4660 00:31:55,934 --> 00:31:56,085: one 4661 00:31:56,085 --> 00:31:56,174: of 4662 00:31:56,174 --> 00:31:56,325: the 4663 00:31:56,325 --> 00:31:56,865: unbroken 4664 00:31:56,865 --> 00:31:57,974: pillars. 4665 00:31:57,974 --> 00:31:58,305: Its 4666 00:31:58,305 --> 00:31:58,724: top 4667 00:31:58,724 --> 00:31:58,964: was 4668 00:31:58,964 --> 00:31:59,535: almost 4669 00:31:59,535 --> 00:32:00,075: perfectly 4670 00:32:00,075 --> 00:32:00,615: flat, 4671 00:32:00,615 --> 00:32:00,795: and 4672 00:32:00,795 --> 00:32:00,855: the 4673 00:32:00,855 --> 00:32:01,335: whole 4674 00:32:01,335 --> 00:32:01,904: world 4675 00:32:01,904 --> 00:32:02,144: lay 4676 00:32:02,144 --> 00:32:02,384: out 4677 00:32:02,384 --> 00:32:02,714: before 4678 00:32:02,714 --> 00:32:04,845: them.
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"So, 4855 00:33:17,204 --> 00:33:17,384: are 4856 00:33:17,384 --> 00:33:17,625: you 4857 00:33:17,625 --> 00:33:17,954: going 4858 00:33:17,954 --> 00:33:18,045: to 4859 00:33:18,045 --> 00:33:18,255: tell 4860 00:33:18,255 --> 00:33:18,404: me 4861 00:33:18,404 --> 00:33:19,035: why 4862 00:33:19,035 --> 00:33:19,305: you 4863 00:33:19,305 --> 00:33:19,634: weren't 4864 00:33:19,634 --> 00:33:19,934: going 4865 00:33:19,934 --> 00:33:20,055: to 4866 00:33:20,055 --> 00:33:20,295: tell 4867 00:33:20,295 --> 00:33:20,805: me 4868 00:33:20,805 --> 00:33:21,045: you 4869 00:33:21,045 --> 00:33:21,464: hated 4870 00:33:21,464 --> 00:33:21,704: this 4871 00:33:21,704 --> 00:33:23,954: holiday?"
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