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the sound of splashing and laughter drew him, naturally, to glintwater, where val stood observing a group of youngsters doing their best at fishing. trying not to roll his eyes—he would have caught something already, surely!—he instead settled himself by the dark man's side.

the two of them were nearly the same size at this point, and it was only a short distance his eyes needed to travel upward to meet val's. and when they did so, they found. . .something troubling in those green depths. something distant.

papa val, lafayette asked, cocking his head, what's wrong?

the aventurine was usually in good spirits, light-hearted, but this day was different.