On A Few Days After A Fall
A few days after the dirigible fire & crash several letters are send from a solicitor's office to several people. The letters are in high-quality envelopes, which have been sealed with wax with both the Cassius crest & the Lumbry crest. On the front is just the recipient's name scrawled in blue ink. The letters inside have been written with that
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"...It's a nice scarf. It is a very very nice scarf. But it isn't mine."
"She wanted you to have it, menino. It would be dishonor to refuse."
"I'll hold it. I'll have it and hold it and keep it close, and when we can all, ah, go Home, I'll give it back." Israel takes off his goggles and smiles a hopeful little smile. "The next time we see L. S.-- ah, the next time we see Lorel, it will be in sunlight, under trees."
Calixto is silent for a moment, then chuckles. "Yes, Israel. I know better than to doubt your resolve in these things."
The raven and the man stare across the Marshes, each remembering Lorel and the sky, and Calixto begins to sing an old, wordless song about the morning.
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