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listened intently.
"So why did you pick just now to come see me, in this crowded street?" she asked, leading him to stand within the shelter of two merchants' carts. "It's not very often that you make so public an appearance." She took his hand and held it between both her palms, running her fingers over the pattern of bones along the back.
"Whenever the need arises Clea, I shall seek you out wherever you may be. This should come as no surprise."
"No, not a surprise, just an observation. Why were you seeking me then, if not to hear my news?"
"The time is drawing near, Clea." Avalon moved his hands to cover hers, squeezing them tightly as if to punctuate his words. "Sooner than you know you will be called upon to take your place in the grand scheme of things. All that I've told you all of your life…do you remember it?" Clea huffed a laugh and pulled her hands away.
"Remember? Surely not! Why should I remember something I'm not a part of? Grand scheme of things indeed, Avalon! My destiny is mine to make, as is everyone's. I've no place in this prophecy you continue to harass me with. How many times must we revisit this topic?"
"Until you choose to embrace it, my Clea."
"Ah, then harass me ever!" She spun a circle and collapsed against the post that held the merchant's cart opposite of where he stood. "I don't believe in destiny, Avalon." He shook his head at her oft-spoken words and stepped toward her, reaching to finger the chain of bells around her waist and a lock of hair fell across his face as he looked down.
"The events set in motion will soon be upon you Clea, and you need to be aware of all that's to come."
"And you need to be aware of something too," She reached to push his hair back from his face, but the breeze blew through just then, displacing it again. "I made a deal with Ryder Deluka today. For ten thousand chid, Avalon." When he looked up at her face he saw that it was filled with thrill, with proud accomplishment. She whispered it again, "ten thousand!" The corner of his mouth crooked into a smile, and he reached his arm around her, pulling her against him.
"Impressive, my Clea. You are indeed without peer." He sighed deeply as he held her, for that brief moment putting aside the topic she resisted most. "Accolades to you on achieving that which you have worked so hard to accomplish. I hope that someday my persistence will prove as worthwhile for me as yours has for you."
"The thing I need to consider is the fact that Ryder's shifty." Avoiding Avalon's hinting sentiment, Clea instead chose her deal to center on. "He takes me for a novice, so he'll surely try to pull something underhanded. Of that much I'm sure." She leaned away from his embrace, taking his hand and pulling him back out into the street to walk again. "It's just one of those feelings I get."
"Your instincts and intuition have always been your gift, my Clea. Listen to them and you will always know when someone seeks to deceive you."
"Well, this was a fairly easy conclusion under the circumstances. Of course I cannot assume my feelings are always telling me what's true."
"If you know something to be true, then it is," he replied simply. They walked in silence for a minute, until they were nearing the area where she had parted ways with Trina. Avalon continued to peer over throng of people, looking down an offshoot of the main road, apparently seeing something of interest. In the distance over Avalon's shoulder, Clea saw Trina walking in their direction, glancing about the crowd as she searched for her friend.
"Oh, here comes Trina," Clea said, bringing her gaze back to Avalon's face. "Any chance that perhaps today will be the day to reveal yourself and dispel my reputation as a delusional daydreamer with an overactive imagination?"
Avalon stared far off toward another end of the Marketplace, now studying something intensely. He looked back down to her, and brushed his finger over her cheek.
"I'm sorry Clea, but I cannot
"So why did you pick just now to come see me, in this crowded street?" she asked, leading him to stand within the shelter of two merchants' carts. "It's not very often that you make so public an appearance." She took his hand and held it between both her palms, running her fingers over the pattern of bones along the back.
"Whenever the need arises Clea, I shall seek you out wherever you may be. This should come as no surprise."
"No, not a surprise, just an observation. Why were you seeking me then, if not to hear my news?"
"The time is drawing near, Clea." Avalon moved his hands to cover hers, squeezing them tightly as if to punctuate his words. "Sooner than you know you will be called upon to take your place in the grand scheme of things. All that I've told you all of your life…do you remember it?" Clea huffed a laugh and pulled her hands away.
"Remember? Surely not! Why should I remember something I'm not a part of? Grand scheme of things indeed, Avalon! My destiny is mine to make, as is everyone's. I've no place in this prophecy you continue to harass me with. How many times must we revisit this topic?"
"Until you choose to embrace it, my Clea."
"Ah, then harass me ever!" She spun a circle and collapsed against the post that held the merchant's cart opposite of where he stood. "I don't believe in destiny, Avalon." He shook his head at her oft-spoken words and stepped toward her, reaching to finger the chain of bells around her waist and a lock of hair fell across his face as he looked down.
"The events set in motion will soon be upon you Clea, and you need to be aware of all that's to come."
"And you need to be aware of something too," She reached to push his hair back from his face, but the breeze blew through just then, displacing it again. "I made a deal with Ryder Deluka today. For ten thousand chid, Avalon." When he looked up at her face he saw that it was filled with thrill, with proud accomplishment. She whispered it again, "ten thousand!" The corner of his mouth crooked into a smile, and he reached his arm around her, pulling her against him.
"Impressive, my Clea. You are indeed without peer." He sighed deeply as he held her, for that brief moment putting aside the topic she resisted most. "Accolades to you on achieving that which you have worked so hard to accomplish. I hope that someday my persistence will prove as worthwhile for me as yours has for you."
"The thing I need to consider is the fact that Ryder's shifty." Avoiding Avalon's hinting sentiment, Clea instead chose her deal to center on. "He takes me for a novice, so he'll surely try to pull something underhanded. Of that much I'm sure." She leaned away from his embrace, taking his hand and pulling him back out into the street to walk again. "It's just one of those feelings I get."
"Your instincts and intuition have always been your gift, my Clea. Listen to them and you will always know when someone seeks to deceive you."
"Well, this was a fairly easy conclusion under the circumstances. Of course I cannot assume my feelings are always telling me what's true."
"If you know something to be true, then it is," he replied simply. They walked in silence for a minute, until they were nearing the area where she had parted ways with Trina. Avalon continued to peer over throng of people, looking down an offshoot of the main road, apparently seeing something of interest. In the distance over Avalon's shoulder, Clea saw Trina walking in their direction, glancing about the crowd as she searched for her friend.
"Oh, here comes Trina," Clea said, bringing her gaze back to Avalon's face. "Any chance that perhaps today will be the day to reveal yourself and dispel my reputation as a delusional daydreamer with an overactive imagination?"
Avalon stared far off toward another end of the Marketplace, now studying something intensely. He looked back down to her, and brushed his finger over her cheek.
"I'm sorry Clea, but I cannot
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