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[lightbranded]

 Ah, hullo?

[Will sounded more than a little confused.]

Don't suppose anyone could tell me what day it is.  I think I have missed some things.

Lady Galadriel?  This is one of your rooms, isn't it?

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[radiantwingedone]

Saturday, I think.

[ A bit of a pause. ]

... That is where you are?

[ He'd noticed Will wasnn't about... ]

[lightbranded]

Duke?

[Will sounds completely shocked.]

How are you alive?

[radiantwingedone]

Castle, I think. I woke up...

[ Sound vanishes, because Duke is turning pages in his journal. He'd been busy and not really paying much attention to time- ]

... A week ago?

[lightbranded]

But you're okay?

[Will had grieved deeply for him.]

[radiantwingedone]

Physically will have a reminder. Mentally...

[ He's quiet for a bit. ]

Irritated.

[ He can't think of another way to word it. ]

[lightbranded]

But you are well over all?

[radiantwingedone]

As far as I am aware.

[ He's been worse and he's been better. ]

[lightbranded]

I am glad. Very glad to see you alive.

[radiantwingedone]

[ He's quiet for a bit. And a little hesitant when he speaks up again. ]

... Sorry for.. worrying.

[ He didn't mean to die, and he's still not sure quite how to take that someone really preferred to have him about. Even if Will isn't the first to mention it. ]

[lightbranded]

It isn't your fault.

[When he had known Duke to be dead, Will had been deeply saddened. But he had never objected to fate. He had simply...

It was more that he had been deeply saddened at another reminder that he was immortal. And most of his friends were not.]

except action because that's how I roll

[inafadingcrown]

[And that would be Galadriel's cue to open the door and stick her head in.]

It is. Welcome back, my friend.

[lightbranded]

[Will turns and smiles.]

It has been some time, I think.

[inafadingcrown]

Long enough that your presence was missed, certainly.

[lightbranded]

I feel like I have been sleeping for some time.

[inafadingcrown]

It has been nigh half a month, I believe.

[lightbranded]

Oh dear, it has never been that long before.

[inafadingcrown]

[A thoughtful little hum] It is unusual, yet not impossible. I recently spent a little over a month as swan, myself.

[lightbranded]

I do think I remember that. [He grins.]

You made for a rather marvelous swan.

[inafadingcrown]

Oh, did I? [She laughs] Shall I take that for a compliment?

[toobravehearted]

[Pretty much like he'd just woken up, in the Doctor's opinion.]

Hello. Doing all right, Will?

It's the 19th. What date do you recall?

[lightbranded]

It was the sixth, I think.

[toobravehearted]

That is a bit of time to be missing. How are you feeling?

[lightbranded]

Well enough, I suppose. Have I been sleeping?

[toobravehearted]

I suppose you have and it would not surprise me one jot to find it was he castle's doing. You're lucky that Lady Galadriel took you in by the sounds of it.

[lightbranded]

Me neither, I suppose. The castle does not often trouble me, but it would be strange if I was never affected by such things.