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[once_knighted]

[Coming home from the barracks to a half-empty bedroom and all infant supplies/furniture suddenly missing was not the way Yuri wanted to spend the rest of his afternoon. Hell, with the way the room looked, it was almost as if the past year and a half never even happened. But he knows what this means. It's happened once before -- but not to Jonah,

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[Like a flash, Yuri had whizzed by Karol and out that door. It was one of those "blink-and-you'll-miss-it" moments.

...Thankfully, Karol didn't blink, and he's never seen Yuri so eager to get out of somewhere.]

Yuri! Wait! [He's getting up and running out the door now, though he'll never be able to catch Yuri if the latter doesn't slow down.]

[once_knighted]

[... Man oh man does he just want to keep blazing the trail, but Karol already saw him -- continuing on when the only way he couldn't have heard him would be by being deaf would just draw more attention to him.

So, he'll slow down and eventually stop, slightly glancing over his shoulder.]

[rending_drop]

[Oh good, he stopped. Karol runs up to him now, panting to catch his breath once he's there.]

[once_knighted]

[What do you waaaaaant, Karol? He's keeping those thoughts from showing on his face as he looks over at him, though.]

... What is it? You need something?

[rending_drop]

[Oh god air. Sweet, glorious air. Hah, hah, hah...]

What... happened, Yuri?

[once_knighted]

[... And looking away again. Part of him just wants to lash out and say "What do you mean, what happened? Are you blind?!", but the absence of Jonah and Judith's things are much, much less evident outside of the room the three shared. So, after a short pause--]

... They left.

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They--

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[...Karol's no dummy. He didn't see Judith around today, and it's rare to not hear a peep out of Jonah. And who else leaving would get Yuri this upset and angry, even if he's not showing it?]

... ... ...O-oh...

[once_knighted]

[... Good. Then he didn't need to explain further.

After a few more seconds of silence on his end, he starts walking away again, giving a small, forced smile before he does so.]

... I'll be back later. [Like "Yuri the sun set three hours ago where the hell were you" later.]

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[As Yuri starts walking away, Karol just sits down on the ground and huddles up. Yuri might not hear what he says next.]

...I'm sorry, Yuri...

[once_knighted]

[He actually did catch part of that -- the only sign he shows that he did is the short, one second pause in his walking -- but he continues on. He appreciates it, and even if he's deserving of it, he doesn't want sympathy.]