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Archeus:
“Ah, Kathryn. We’re very honored to have your presence here.”
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Kathryn:(raises an eyebrow)
“Really?”
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Archeus snaps upright, suddenly animated.
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Archeus:
“Absolutely! We’d be doomed without able hands.”
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Kathryn steps back a pace, head tilted, studying him like she’s reading a suspicious fortune teller. Archeus follows her as she pushes through the beads and steps outside.
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Archeus:
“I hate to ask… but I need a favor.”
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Kathryn mounts Mandy, adjusting the crossbow strapped across her back. She looks down at him — patient, but serious.
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Archeus:
“Gregory — the archer from the King’s Guard — has sent word. He wants to join our group… with Sir Thomas.”
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Kathryn blinks.
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Kathryn:
“Thomas?”
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Archeus bows shakily.
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Archeus:
“ugh– sir, Metro.”
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Kathryn nods, looking forward again. She brushes Mandy’s neck, her expression sharpening.
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Archeus:
“If you could ride to the western outskirts of the village… he’s the only cabin with a pond. He’s waiting word.”
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Kathryn smirks — barely — in Archeus’s direction.
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Kathryn:
“You got it, boss.”
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She kicks Mandy’s ribs, and the horse surges forward. Snow bursts upward behind them as they thunder down the trail heading south. Archeus stands frozen, flabbergasted, watching them disappear into the white distance. He groans as he drags his desk outside, placing it near the main bonfire.
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Paul is already knocking down the temporary shelter with heavy, rhythmic thuds. Archeus sits, pulls out Metro’s scroll, and begins copying it word for word from the beginning — eyes bright, posture determined, as if the work itself is a sacred calling.
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and then Add to home screen.