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Rainfall on Judgment Day
Chapter 9
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The servants have laid out his meal in a secluded area of the castle gardens, away from the hustle and bustle of the festiva; although he has told Arden otherwise, Sain's stomach still growls in protest as he makes his way off the main path of the garden and down a smaller one, slipping away from the castle and into the cheerful chaos of the fairgrounds.
He keeps to the shadows of the bright tarps and canvases of the carts and tents dotting the open space, lest he be seen and recognized by the citizenry. Why he has left the calm and safety of the castle, he doesn't know, but something nonetheless spurs him on across the fairground.
Despite keeping to the relative cool of the shadow, Sain can feel the midday heat gradually sapping at his strength, and when the great horn sounds once more to signal the second portion of the tournament, he stops his search—but for what? he wonders, even though a part of him already knows the answer.
Wearily, he turns and makes his way back toward the castle.
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Xirysa Says: I'm back, I'm back! I swear, I didn't forget about this at all! So, after such a long hiatus, have not one, not two, but three new chapters. (Though each chapter is, like, crazy short, so it's not like it matters anyway lol.) So for the first of these, have... absolutely no dialog whatsoever. Lol.
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