paradisa | Dictated/Action ---> Backdated to Start of Ice Castle Event

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[There is a cough to announce someone is trying to get attention, though it doesn't seem overly concerned with if it does or not.]

I think I will be moving out to the barn for the time being. I find myself... uncomfortable in the Castle right now, so if you need me, I shall be sleeping with Yfandes in her stall. I will come up now and then, but if it is all right with you all, I think I shall keep away from it as much as perfectly possible.

Also... what are those strange little black and white creatures running about?

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[ If you actually want to find Vanyel, he is, yes indeed, in Yfandes' stall in the barn. His bed is a camp roll set along one edge of the stall, nestle don warm, clean hay. Yfandes herself seems content to stand close and munch on her food, not at all bothered. It was not the first time her Chosen had chosen to reside in her stall, though at least this time he was not hiding from an overly zealous girl.

Aaaand maybe Vanyel has gotten some hay stuck in his hair while he's at it.]

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If you'd like company, you need only ask.

And they're penguins. A type of flightless bird.

I would not mind yours, Clow. Yfandes is warm, but a little more is never a bad thing.

_{[What? He was always something of a cuddler, just a little. He had liked laying abed with Tylendel, back when it had been possible.]}

Why would a bird be flightless?

I'll come by tonight, then~

And they swim, rather impressively. Almost like they're flying under water. When everything is ice, there's more food in the seas than on land.

I shall make sure to have enough blankets for you then. Maybe bring out some hot drinks for us?

_{[He had to smile as Yfandes gave him a 'look'. It was not as if they would try anything with the lady present, but still.]}

Really? I know some birds to dive for their food, but it is not swimming for true. I would like to see it, these penguins swimming.

Mulled wine, or tea?

And it's fairly impressive, though I'm not sure you'll see it out of this lot.

Mulled wine, tonight.

Oh... well, perhaps another year if they return. And I'll start making up a properly big enough bedroll for you.

Alright.

And I'll bring some blankets down from the castle.

Yes, that would be nice. The open box stall in the center, with the door thrown open. I'm in the back corner.

_{[He settled down to wait, trying to avoid blushing from the things Yfandes was teasing him about, and he reached up to swat her rump more than once.]}

[And, later, Clow shows up, a small pile of bedding floating in the air behind him. He rather doesn't care that he's dragging nice down comforters into the stables, though he can think of what his relatives would say. Which is mostly just an encouragement for him.

He also has what appears to be a bottle of mulled wine and two mugs in hand, too]

_{[Yfandes snorts a greeting when she sees him, shifting away from the entrance to her stall to let him in to where Vanyel was nestled in a nest in the corner, flipping through a book.

The raven-locked man looked up, nearly beaming when he saw his friend and... well, he did not want to jump to lover, though one might thing that a fair conclusion given recent activities.

He rose, spreading out his blankets and few pillows.]}

I see you found us easily enough.

[Clow gives Yfandes a little bow of his head in return, and then gives Vanyel an amused smile]

Well, it wasn't terribly difficult - this is much more navigable than the castle right now.

One of the reasons I left it. Come on, get warm.

_{[He motioned him over, Yfandes going back to happily eating her hot mash, and thus giving the men some 'privacy' with her rump turned to them.

Vanyel took the blankets from the other and began to arrange them, motioning for Clow to settle in the warm way and newly improved nest.]}

[It takes him a minute or two to get all the bedding settled, but soon enough he's seated, and offering one of the cups in his hand to Vanyel]

Wine? It should still be plenty warm.

_{[Vanyel settles beside him, even being daring enough to cuddle the tiniest bit.

He took the cup and smiled, sipping it slowly.]}

Hmm, it's very nice, especially for a winter stock.

I had a lot of cold, damp Northern winters to perfect my spice blend.

While the former part does not sound pleasant, it has yielded a wonderful brew. So I cannot be to sorry for it.

_{[He smiled up at him, sipping, letting the concoction warm him.]}

How goes things at the Castle?

Slippery. And slightly ludicrous. There are bears handing out soda.

Bears?

And what is soda?

_{[He blinked up at the other man as he leaned on him, snuggled warm beneath the blankets and the quiet sounds of horses feeding and shifting in the hay.]}

Bears. Though rather friendly ones, all things considered.

Soda is a sweet drink that has bubbles in it, making it 'fizzy'.

A friendly bear... I do not think I have ever heard of the like. The general rule, I thought, was to avoid them.

A drink with bubbles...? How does a drink have bubbles?

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