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thade was as reticent as his sister, though for different reasons. mahler was unsure if his pearl had even met her returned brother since he had come back; surely, surely, he thought with a desperate hope, they had crossed one another's paths.
he found thade in great thrashings with a tree limb. papa as the boy continued his crusade, and mahler felt his heart shape into something more recognizable. "i vas," he told his son, searching for any hint of a lurking darkness in his boy and finding none. "i came to bring you on a patrol vith me," the gargoyle said softly, stepping aside as he gestured toward the de-barked trunk. "looking for grubs?" he teased softly.