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[vanyel_ashkevron]

[A scream begins this video, but all that follows is the sound of covers being shifted and someone walking, unsteadily, closer to the locket. Vanyel's face comes into view, his features washed out against his black hair.]

I must have... [His voice is hoarse, nearly cracking.] I am Gifted with Foresight. It has been...unreliable...since my arrival. Yet...

I fear what I see when I close my eyes. I fear what the fairies and imps say to us.

What becomes of this world may not matter, but what of our worlds?

[A shiver skates down his back and he clenches his teeth.]

Their magic could be interfering with my own. I pray that is the case. Otherwise...

[He glances over his shoulder before closing his eyes, pained.]

We deserve to see the future.

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[vanyel_ashkevron]

[He glances at him, reaching for his hand under the blankets.]

When I'm uncomfortable, I tend to avoid...certain situations.

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[wildgift]

Noted and noticed. I managed to corner you eventually, though.

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[vanyel_ashkevron]

So I was pursued. [Another damnable shudder.] You are special. I imagine you never knew the full reason why I was so hesitant around you.

[He watches him, eyes half-lidded.]

Medren tried to pay for music lessons with his body. He was told by Withen no doubt of my...proclivities...and he thought he had nothing else to offer me. I, of course, refused him and made arrangements for him to go to Haven the first time I heard him play.

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[wildgift]

Relentlessly.

[But he goes quiet when Vanyel continues. It's too close to a dozen stories he knew that all could have been him.]

I'm glad, then, that it was you he came to.

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[vanyel_ashkevron]

Thank you for that. [He smiles faintly, but it doesn't last long.] As am I. Even so, I won't lie. The entire ordeal made me very angry with Withen.

For him to think that I would - Herald or not - harm a child...

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[wildgift]

He seems to have changed, at least.

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[vanyel_ashkevron]

He better. [His tone is dark until he moves to rest his head against Stefen's chest.] Not that it matters. I resigned myself to being an anomaly to him long ago.

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[wildgift]

A very pretty anomaly, though.

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[vanyel_ashkevron]

My mother thought so too.