Years, perhaps too many, had passed since Brendan had fled the Northmen at Kells, following Brother Aiden.
The Book had been at last completed, and Aiden departed to the next world, leaving the Book, and the faithful cat Pangur Bahn, in Brendan's care
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The always moving stairs decided Dean wasn't as hungry as his stomach told him and instead he found himself standing out side the door and listening to Brendan talk to himself. As he offered his bribe Dean snorted from the door way.
"Not much backbone kid or just easy?"
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"I assure you, " he said with a laugh, "Illuminating manuscripts is no easy task. My entire life I've spent working to complete this book alone, and I hope to complete many more before I die."
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"You're gonna have to give them somethin' better than that, pretty sure the library in this place is packed or some crap."
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He really couldn't blame her, considering this newest apparition. It - he - didn't strike bone-deep terror in him the way Crom Cruach had, but the potential for danger was just so obvious that it froze him to the spot.
"It," he coughed, getting his voice back. "Erm, it is supposed to turn darkness to light," he said meekly.
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"Really?" he said, eyebrows rising. He leaned forward a little, moving like a boneless creature as he did, placing his hands on the table between his legs to keep his balance. "Can I have a look?"
If he had a tail, it'd be waging.
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Could it?
... could it?
Well, he could cope. He'd dealt with worse, he was sure.
"You look very festive," he said politely, taking the paper and inks from his pack. "I haven't seen anyone wear so much red and green at once, I might have to make more ink." Which was a problem... with all the illuminating he'd done for the various people he'd met, the green especially was running quite low.
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"The last, I think. It rather reflects you." He smiled, a little pensively, not wanting to seem too forward. Still, it seemed right and he was already building visions of knotwork-framed hats in his head. He carefully pulled the last quill from his pack, followed by the crystal.
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Welcome to Hufflepuff!
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