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[owl_and_heart]

Kavi and Owl are sitting quietly on the front steps of the Mansion, looking, as they can, for all the world like anybody else. Kavi has been to see Mary Watson, so he's solid and certain, nothing transparent about him; he's waiting for Pyetr Ilitch, in a way, not because he expects him, but because he might come--Pyetr Ilitch does come, sometimes

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[smithofwainola]

Ilmarinen hardly notices Kavi as he passes--but he feels some uneasiness to see that ragged boy; Kullervoinen looked little different, when he asked for a shepherd's place in Ilmarinen's household, and that ragged boy destroyed Ilmarinen's wife for a moment's spite ... but all of that is subconscious, and so he only nods slightly as he climbs the steps on his way into the house.

[owl_and_heart]

Kavi nods back, and smiles, guileless and youthful. "Hello, sir," politely. Owl, on the other hand, glowers.

[smithofwainola]

He smiles back, more polite than friendly, pausing at the head of the stairs. "Hello, boy, and blessings on you."

[owl_and_heart]

"Me, sir?"

[sixpearls]

I realise this is kind of backdating, or--forward-dating, or something, but can we continue the Kavi/Mary conversation from Edgar Huntly's post here?

[owl_and_heart]

Sure! No problem.

[sixpearls]

from here, then!

Mary tenses and again stifles a noise.

[owl_and_heart]

"It's good of you not to speak, Mary, when I'm speaking to someone else."