ᴇᴄʜᴏᴇs ᴏғ ᴀ ᴄɪᴛʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ's ʟᴏɴɢ ᴏᴠᴇʀɢʀᴏᴡɴ

[wolfchild]

Room Filter;
[ Arya has a pile of clothes on the floor. One by one, she cuts and rips them. Miraculously, not a single dress has fallen victim. That honor fell upon a grey robe of rough spun wool and a fine page's outfit, which bears on its breast the flayed man of Bolton. The flayed man is the first thing she cuts. ]

Friends;
Who's still here?

Rabbit;
Do you have more of those chocolate eggs?

Frodo;
[ She has the ghosts return his cloak to him. ]

You ought have your cloak back.

Zelos;
[ S'up Zelos. This is a home invasion. And by home invasion I mean she's standing on the sidewalk in front of the house long after night fell. ]

Wake up, stupid!

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[wolfchild]

[ She tests it first before descending. On the ground, she pushes her hood back. Her hair sticks up every which way, but she doesn't seem to care. ]

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

[Inside, it's a surprisingly cosy home. A nest of straw and leaves in one corner, even a fire in the middle. How is the fire there? Don't ask he's MAGIC.

He chuckles a little at the state of her]

Make yourself at home.

[wolfchild]

[ She's more confused by smoke. or lack of it. She takes off her cloak entirely and drops it by the fire. She plops down on top of it. ]

Did you make it? How long did it take?

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

[MAGIC]

Well, there aren't any other giant rabbits around here. [He sounds amused] Didn't take me long at all. I'm a good digger.

[wolfchild]

[ She shoots him an unamused look. ]

For all I know, the castle could have been the one to do this. You could have just wished for it.

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

[Bunny gives a small shrug] It's a little too easy, wishing all the time. I'd bet there could be some kind of penalty for it, eventually.

[wolfchild]

There was. Where do you keep the eggs?

[ DID YOU HIDE THEM, RABBIT ]

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

I grow my googies from flowers, when I need them.

[And then yes ALL THE HIDING, except for you, you get them specially made for you because you're special. Don't tell the other kids]

[wolfchild]

[ yes she's special *^* ]

Like the flower you gave me?

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

Not exactly, those are normal flowers, the googie ones are a little different. [He offers her a smile] Do you want to see?

[wolfchild]

Yes!

[ She climbs to her feet. ]

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

Okay, here we go.

[He puts a paw to the ground and concentrates. It's coming easier, the more and more people who begin to believe in him in this place. And pretty soon, a flower blooms up from the ground, something like a glowing tulip. And then, the petals fold away to reveal a pure white egg standing on two little legs]

Back home, I have a whole system to paint them. Here? I've got to rely on the old fashioned paintbrush way.

[wolfchild]

It's got legs!

[ She crouches by it so she can better see. ]

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

It does. Back home my googies walk through my realm, getting prepared for winter, before heading through the tunnels for me to hide them.

[wolfchild]

Is that how they keep from freezing?

[ She pokes it lightly. ]

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

In a way, they bring spring to the world, so they're always a little warmer anyway. Magic, you know?

[wolfchild]

Oh. [ Huh. ] Are your seasons short too?

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

They are. We have four in a year.

Are yours long?

[wolfchild]

Summer lasted ten years.

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

[He lets out a low whistle] Long time. Jack would go tropo.

[wolfchild]

It's autumn now. Winter will come soon. It's like to be as long.

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

Years of winter. There are parts of the world, like where my friend North comes from, which stay snowed over all year round. It's not exactly the same, but it's close.

[wolfchild]

That's how it is beyond the Wall. It's always winter there.

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

Is that an actual wall?

[wolfchild]

Yes. It stretches all across the land. It divides the North from the lands beyond. And it's all made out of ice.