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[icy_veins]

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<CheeryCherry>

[isawallflower]

i know you won't
but i don't want you getting hurt. especially not for me.

<Archmage>

[icy_veins]

Riley, I am over a millennium old.
I have lived through six wars, and I am still standing, unbroken.

A man like Aunamee does not scare me.
He may kill me, and he has, but I will only rise from the grave with a thirst for his blood in my mouth.

[Suffice to say, don't worry about it, Riley.]

I appreciate your concern, my dear.
But am far deadlier here than I was in our false life.

<CheeryCherry>

[isawallflower]

[ Yet another thing that probably shouldn't comfort her, and yet.

She doesn't say what she's thinking, that he's probably deadlier here too. ]

are you going to look for him?

<Archmage>

[icy_veins]

No. Not until he gives me a reason to.

[And unfortunately for Riley's anxiety, a death threat isn't.

Aunamee can say many things, but he isn't a danger until he makes a move.]

Remember what I told you, Riley?
That if he comes for you, you fly away as fast as you can.
Aunamee cannot follow you to the skies, and fleeing is your safest option.

Only then will I track him down and pluck his skeleton apart.
A wretch like him deserves to have his bones buried at every corner of Ryslig.
Unable to die, unable to live.

<CheeryCherry>

[isawallflower]

[ A chill runs up Riley's arms. She doesn't want to examine if it's from fear or excitement. ]

okay
i'll stay far away from him

and you won't put yourself in unnecessary danger, okay?
i know you can take care of yourself, i do but
please. for me.

<Archmage>

[icy_veins]

[Eridanus takes a breath, as if he hadn't realized he had been holding it. He doesn't know if he can trust Riley not to crumple under pressure, so he will have to make sure to keep an eye on her.]

I will, my dear. You have nothing to fear.
But perhaps it would not be a bad idea to teach you better self defense as well.

<CheeryCherry>

[isawallflower]

[ Her heart seizes. ]

i know a little but
i don't want to hurt anyone else again

<Archmage>

[icy_veins]

Self defense is about protecting yourself, Riley.
It is not employed unless there is a danger to you.

If you do not wish to learn it, I understand.
I simply worry for you.

<CheeryCherry>

[isawallflower]

i know
i’ll think about it?
i don’t mean to make you worry.

<Archmage>

[icy_veins]

Please do think about it seriously.
I am ready and willing to both acquire a sword, and train you in dueling.

And I will always worry about you, Sunshine. You are my daughter.

<CheeryCherry>

[isawallflower]

i love you, dad

[ Just let the other memories take over. Let herself be comforted after a horrible experience, something she hasn't felt before. ]

<Archmage>

[icy_veins]

I love you too, Sunshine.
More than you know.