i bought some postcards

[truthwright]

Kas is sadder, after Inkeri's prophecy. And it gets worse as time goes on. The closer they get to Isabella's return, the more it hurts.

He tries to do the best he can for Helen regardless. Helen, in turn, hugs him a lot and doesn't fuss when he cries on her. They make a good team that way.

Comments

[carillons]

Helen giggles.

[subastra]

"I wonder if you're so good of magic because of your own peculiarity or if you just are. That's a thing people can just be."

[carillons]

"I think that's a just-is," Helen says consideringly. "Or maybe it's because I worked so hard when I was little so I could learn runes early and bake cakes in the wilderness. So it's indirectly because of being peculiar."

[subastra]

"Wilderness cake," giggles Shura.

[carillons]

"It's delicious because it's unexpected," Helen says cheerfully.

[subastra]

"How is it unexpected if you make it yourself?"

[carillons]

She laughs. "Not unexpected like surprising, unexpected like - unusual."

[subastra]

"So you don't do it a lot?"

[carillons]

"No matter how many cakes I bake in the wilderness, there is still a whole planet full of people out there who don't do that at all."

[subastra]

"I guess that's true," laughs Shura.

[carillons]

"So I think my unusual cake is safe."

[subastra]

"Yes, probably."

[carillons]

She laughs.

[subastra]

"Unless a bunch of other people copy your idea. Where do you even get cake ingredients in the wilderness?"

[carillons]

"Oh, Kas brings them," she says.

[subastra]

"I guess that makes sense. I was imagining making acorn flour and maple sugar from random wild trees."

[carillons]

"Maybe I'll try that next time."

[subastra]

"It sounds like a lot of work and probably the cake wouldn't be that good."

[carillons]

Helen laughs.

"But it might be fun!"

[subastra]

"You have a funny idea of fun."

[carillons]

"Yes I do," says Helen.

[subastra]

"But at least you also like regular things like flying."

[carillons]

"That's true, I do!" says Helen. "Wanna fly?"

[subastra]

"Yeah!"

[carillons]

So they do that.