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[tylendel]

(Let it not be said the castle is cruel. Yes, Tylendel lost his voice after making a wish for his lost (and beloved) Companion - Gala - yet he found a gift in the room he shares with Vanyel upon returning. She is tiny, delicate and adorably fuzzy.

That's right, a baby falcon.

What? Did you think she was something else?)

Gala returned to me after all. Just in an unexpected form. (There is the soft sound of a contented falcon in the background.) She shall never feel betrayed again.

(He chuckles.)

Does the castle think I'm a Tayledras?

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[tylendel]

It was of my own choosing. (Though he hadn't been in his right mind at the time.) I was naive and selfish. I'm grateful to be here. The one I hurt most with my actions forgave me.

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[unmanned]

[Borrowed time isn't something James likes, but it's better than none at all. And it's not like he'd give up this second chance.]

Then it truly is another lifetime, ain't it?

[So much at home doesn't even matter here.]

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[tylendel]

Pretty much. If you look at it like that, it's not so bad. (He misses home and family and familiarity. Yet he likes to count his blessings rather than focus on what he's missing.)

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[unmanned]

No use dwelling on what's outside our grasp or beyond our changing here. [Including the past.]

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[tylendel]

Keep that attitude and you'll do just fine. But if you feel lonely, call for me over the journals or come visit the stables. I'm usually down there.

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[unmanned]

Aye, I've seen the stables. I'll keep it in mind, mate.