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[After the madness of the dogs, Ryan's mostly taken to spending time holed up in his room in the castle with Kelsi and her specialty-made tea, readjusting to make things more normal again.

Of course then he wakes up to a message from her.

"❤To Mr. Fred Astaire❤
I got asked to go on a quest!!!!!
It's alright, Sif is with me. We're going to deal with a manticore. I don't know what that is but I brought a few books of me along the way.
See you when I get back!

PS. I took your hat so I won't feel so lonely. Sorry!"

There were several things wrong with the equation:

1.) Kelsi ended up going on a quest.
2.) Kelsi ended up going on a quest without him.
3.) Kelsi ended up going on a quest without him and with his hat.

Then there was also the other question…who the hell is Sif?

Fine. Whatever. He can deal with being apart for a few days. Anyway he had his own business to go about. He needs to get back to his training and the longer he puts off the advice from Queen Solais, the worse off he'll be.

When the video on his locket clicks on anyone watching will notice that Ryan's sitting on a cliff in the sunken ruins. He's busy watching a small group of mermaids swimming below him and the bit of sunlight filtering through the cracks in the walls are bouncing off of his hair now that it's not sheltered by one of his hats. He's humming a song under his breath for a few moments as he continues to watch, only mildly aware he's even humming that particular song to set the mood. Maybe he was more homesick now than he initially thought. Whatever. He can't do anything about that now, he has other goals to reach.

Truth be told, he's kind of wondering if he should ask at all considering everything else that's going on right now. Yeah. He's aware of the things happening at Redgate. He's heard the broadcasts from other people, but…

…but if he doesn't ask now, how the hell is he supposed to really help in the future?]

Weird question. If you were a mermaid, what would be the most flattering thing a person could tell you?

[A beat.]

Scientific purposes only, I swear.

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Oh, god, no. [It's not the first time their identities have been mixed up, something Jack is never too thrilled about since Peter was always more popular than he was.]

That cheesy movie is total crap. I never met the guy, but I hear the real Peter Pan is kind of a dick. Even more, anyway. I'm genuine sweetness right here.

[Oops sorry he's just busy laughing.] Hey, don't knock the cheesy movie. It was kind of my favorite for a good chunk of my childhood. The play, too. [It's possible it's only because he had a crush on Peter but whatever. Apparently Ryan has a type.]

I'm sure you are. [He just lifts an eyebrow.] But I guess you're right. You're not that bad.

[A beat.] Though if he ever shows up I'd love to see you take him on. Just a thought.

Well, of course. The guy actually got a decent movie. Me? I get the groundhog as my best friend and some ridiculous sparkly bell-ringing slippers. [THE 70'S WAS AN AWFUL TIME.]

I'll take not that bad for now, but you really have to train yourself on the compliments. [Even if he's chuckling with amusement.] Plus, all he does it fly and blow on some panpipes, at least I've got ice. You really think I can't handle him?

Oh so you did see that one. Sorry. [He can't help but let his lips twitch in amusement though. It's still funny to him especially now that he's met Jack.] But hey, you might be able to pull off bell-slippers. Don't knock it 'til you try it.

[He rolls his eyes though.] Sorry I'm not used to having friends. […oh. Wait. Back up let's not really go around throwing that everywhere.] Or at least complimenting them. [That's not much better.] I don't know, man, he's taken on pirates. When was the last time you took on pirates?

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