Elderberry - Dark Ritual (Kairn's Pocky Chain)
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He’s got a stepladder teetering beneath him, a can of paint in one hand, a brush in the other, and the eyes of a small boy set on him from across the room. Kairn sweeps one last stroke across the last in the chain of circles over the door. It won’t necessarily keep anyone out, but at least he’ll know if they try to get in. One more measure he’s started taking when they settle in a new home.
Shamino doesn’t ask, he just watches. Kairn supposes he figures it’s just another one of those strange things his uncle does.