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Steph's in the Bar again, sprawled across a couch, reading.

It's a book on Arthurian History, and her eyes are a little glazed, but she's determined to get through it.

Don't ask why.

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"It's too late for my lord Gaheris", he says with a shake of his head. "He took a wound from Sir Bedwyr, and left it untreated."

While in hiding, but eh. Details.

"Oh. I'm - I'm sorry."

Ulfin shrugs, expressionless.

"I would never say this where my lord king could hear it, but the man is no loss. His death will bring trouble, however."

"...oh. Then I'm sorry, in a different way."

"Thank you. With a little luck, it may still be averted."

"I hope you have that luck, then." She rises, tucking the book into her pocket. "I gotta go upstairs - I'm grounded, and I totally have a curfew now, which pretty much sucks. Brothers, huh."

He chuckles.

"So you do have someone who looks after you?"

"He doesn't count!" Steph scowls. "He can only ground me because he's stronger." Her expression shows what she thinks of that. "He doesn't look after me, he just - randomly decided to tell me what I can and can't do."

"Which is the role of an older brother, for a girl who has no father. Or part of it."

She wrinkles her nose. "It'd be okay if he'd been doing it all along, maybe. But he just - showed up, and took charge, last week."

"You mean he only found this place last week, not that he purposely neglected you until then."

"No - he's come in a few times before. Last week he just decided to stay." Steph is still Not Impressed by this decision.

"And would you rather he'd never been here, or had chosen not to come back?"

"We-ell..."

She resettles the book in her pocket.

"Sometimes it feels like I'd rather he left. But it wouldn't be true. I mean, he's my brother."

"Family is important", he agrees. "Or so they say."

He wouldn't know. He's never had any.

"Yeah. Family matters. So I guess I should do what he says."

She flashes him a quick grin. "At least until he's asleep. Then I'm outta there. But for now - see you round, huh?"

"I'll be in when I can. See you later, Steph."

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