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[heartofbirds]

Linden is a man whose voice has the quality of warm milk, soft and soothing; the kind of man you want to trust instinctively, the kind of man you feel you could tell anything to and be understood. When he speaks, he sounds reasonable and a little worn, as if he's spent a few sleepless nights recently

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[youngandhealthy]

"Sir!"

Molly's only just found Xanadu, and has been wandering around with delight. She all but beams when she sees him, but it's softened by the fact he's much older, and clearly distressed.

"Oh, sir, what's so ill?"

[heartofbirds]

Linden stops, and stares, dropping the attitudes he's affected for this particular speech. "Molly?"

[youngandhealthy]

"Aye," she breaks back into a grin, "e'en so."

She's a few years older than when he saw her last, but not as much older as to keep up with him (early 20s instead of late teens, perhaps).

[heartofbirds]

"By all the saints." He lets his breath out. "My child, it's been so long. Are you well?"