Ragged and tattered, and held together by a webwork of spells and focus.
There's not much that goes unnoticed in this land in general, and far less now. Raven's entrance is noticed, most certainly. Oh, there are some who miss it entirely, but when every Old One's head lifts sharply at the same moment, in a country containing the entire Circle... well.
Luckily, there are two Old Ones here who have felt that magic before, and the regent as well. So that moment of startlement and the brief, intently listening look that follows are all the reaction the Circle shows.
And it's sometime later that Will happens to be in a certain field, wandering among apple trees with his hands in his pockets. (Here, alone among trees, his trousers have decided to be the blue jeans they started out as.)
If the Summer Country makes Raven itch, then Raven's presence in the Summer Country does not exactly make Merlion feel that much more comfortable in his own skin at the moment.
It is not a threat, at the least. In that respect, it is easier to make the necessary adjustments.
He has made it part of his routine to prowl the outskirts of the land -- not with the frequency of a watch that would always pass through at the same time or travel to the same locations, but rather as as means of making the rounds as the mood takes him, keeping an eye on the land as he would have done in the old days. On foot, unhindered, alone.
And always, always, with a careful eye for any who might choose to join him on his way.
Possibly Merriman's careful eye will serve him well when a black-winged bird swoops down out of an empty sky and thumps solidly to the ground next to the Old One.
"Possibly it is not so bad a place, this. Except for the static, yes?"
He doesn't actually startle at Raven's appearance. There is something in that.
'It all depends on one's perspective, I suppose.' He waves a hand in what might be a dismissive gesture. 'The static, as you put it, has its benefits as well as its drawbacks.'
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There's not much that goes unnoticed in this land in general, and far less now. Raven's entrance is noticed, most certainly. Oh, there are some who miss it entirely, but when every Old One's head lifts sharply at the same moment, in a country containing the entire Circle... well.
Luckily, there are two Old Ones here who have felt that magic before, and the regent as well. So that moment of startlement and the brief, intently listening look that follows are all the reaction the Circle shows.
And it's sometime later that Will happens to be in a certain field, wandering among apple trees with his hands in his pockets. (Here, alone among trees, his trousers have decided to be the blue jeans they started out as.)
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This someone also has his hands in his pockets, though they are coat pockets instead of pants pockets.
Raven is surly like that.
Right.
"Hello, Will."
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Will glances at him without surprise. (Which is not the same thing as without curiosity, or interest.)
"Hullo, Raven."
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"It is not so bad a place, this. Though it makes my head itch."
It's the static nature of being outside Time, really. It makes Raven twitchy.
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It is not a threat, at the least. In that respect, it is easier to make the necessary adjustments.
He has made it part of his routine to prowl the outskirts of the land -- not with the frequency of a watch that would always pass through at the same time or travel to the same locations, but rather as as means of making the rounds as the mood takes him, keeping an eye on the land as he would have done in the old days. On foot, unhindered, alone.
And always, always, with a careful eye for any who might choose to join him on his way.
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"Possibly it is not so bad a place, this. Except for the static, yes?"
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'It all depends on one's perspective, I suppose.' He waves a hand in what might be a dismissive gesture. 'The static, as you put it, has its benefits as well as its drawbacks.'
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If one is not paying attention.
"Shellac is possibly better for that, yes?"
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