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[poweroflegend]

[Good morning, Anatole. Have a live feed of three children--- two boys and a girl--- laying in still-smoldering ruins on the local church's desecrated altar. They clearly died with their arms around each other, mouths wide open in boundless pain and mind-numbing terror.]

[He lets this gruesomely heart-rending image persist for as long as humanly

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[inpiecesofcloud]

Whoooa, that looks really bad, Trebont. Who did that to them?

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[poweroflegend]

I intend to find out.

['And stop another three from being next'is the unspoken finish.]

Stay close to your guardians, little one. All the victims thus far have been children.

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[inpiecesofcloud]

I'm not scared, Trebont! And I don't have a guardian! I'm strong, I can help you find out who did it!

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[poweroflegend]

Yachiru... if what I believe is true, t'will take more than mere strength to stop this murderer. I cannot let you follow. Your Ken-chan would...

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[poweroflegend]

[Epiphany.]

...he would take you with him.

[One last glance at the charred corpses. A reminder of the responsibility he's going to take, despite being able to keep an eye on her himself. Finally:]

Very well. We hunt together. I'll fetch you once we're done here.

Promise me you'll run if things get too dangerous.

[inpiecesofcloud]

Together!

[Her smile looks a little hard, like there is steel behind it.]

Cowards run away, Trebont. I'm not a coward.

[poweroflegend]

[And there's he's reminded of just one of the reasons why he's come to love this little girl. His answering smile, despite this grisly discovery, is full of promise.]

Then let me bear witness to your courage.

[inpiecesofcloud]

Okay! Courageous! We can do it together, Trebont!

Whoever did this better be scared!