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032 prophecies

[Phoebe's voice is soft, distant as she speaks. It's almost as if she's speaking through the haze of a dream]

Visitors from distant land
welcomed with open hand
Dormant cabins live again
God's doors open for mortal kin
Fire extinguished. Harpies cry
Tread softly as the ravens fly

[Her eyes open and she takes a slow breath, lifting her gaze to the roof of the cavern. She smiles slightly, quietly awaiting the responses to the newest prophecy.]

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I think you've answered your own question. But I'm happy to call a truce if you are.

Hey, if it means I won't get turned into another species again or have to find someone to taste my food, I can live with a truce.

It's a deal. How have you been?

As okay as a prisoner in a magical castle can be, I guess.

It's really not bad once you get used to it. I've been here for over a year.

...Wow, really? Over a year?

Yes. I got here in May of last year.

...Well, that sure is depressing.

I don't know. I mean, it could be far worse.

Sure, I guess you could be one of those guys who's been here for five years.

Oh I don't know. I've found some joy, here. Joy that I wouldn't have found at home. Is that so bad?

[He considers that for a moment. After all, he's well aware that the only joy he'll get IS here. Back home, he's got nothing but misery waiting for him]

...No, I guess it isn't. It could be a lot worse.

It could be. There's always a silver lining if you only take the time to look for it.

I don't know about that much, but it's still better than home.

[softly] I'm sorry to hear that.

Not as sorry as I am.

No, I'm sure I'm not. There are certain aspects of my own home I'm glad to be away from.

Listen. I know this place isn't all it's cracked up to be, sometimes. But if you look deep enough you'll see that there is good, here. I've had to grab hold of that fact to keep myself from becoming completely jaded with everything it's thrown at me.

I'm pretty sure I'm about as jaded as I'll ever be, but thanks for the tip.

I'm sorry. I hope that somehow you can find enough good here to alleviate some of that.

There are good people here, I guess.

That's something.

That makes all the difference for me. I've made some amazing friends since I've been here and that's helped more than anything else.

Assuming they even last.

If I thought about that I wouldn't have any friends at all. I know that nothing is guaranteed, here. Any of us could be sent home at a moment's notice. But that's no reason not to make connections with the people here.

Even if it means you end up getting hurt in the process?

Some things are worth the risk.

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