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[Immediately previous, in the Dreaming. Conversation.]

The air by the bar kind of...moves.

And then there is an Aes Sedai and a gunslinger of Gilead.

Roland lets go of Moiraine's hand and looks around. SSDD.

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River has a book in her hand, and a small smile on her face, as she drifts over.

Roland's face relaxes into a smile. "Hile. You got the note?"

"It turned into a flower," River says solemnly. "Several people commented."

She's still smiling, a little.

"Talented note." He nods at a chair. "How have you been?"

"It's gifted," she agrees, and drops into the chair. The book is absently deposited on the table.

Then she brightens, a lot. "He came back. Flew until everything was new." Earnest and expectant, waiting for his reaction.

"Who came back?"

Surely not --

River rolls her eyes. People keep not getting this, just because she uses vague pronouns.

"Crowley."

Silence.

"Did he."

Roland's smile is wide.

"He's well?"

"Trips over things."

River's cheerful face says that this is not actually of great concern.

"Gradual readjustment to sensory input." Beat. "He's fine."

"Good." Roland's voice is satisfied. "He's with Bernard and sai Tonks and the angel?"

She nods, earnestly.

"It's the way of things."

A moment's comfortable silence.

"Your brother is well?"

"Always talkin' to Kaylee."

That's a yes.

"You know -- Lilly said that she'd sent Kaylee to talk to him -- how did that go?"

River has the smug little sister look.

"Remedial lessons in communication."

Roland snorts. "It went well, then?"

Smug little sister look continues.

"Figured out their lines."

"About time."

Seriously.

"They take so much looking after."

Long-suffering. It's a hardship, really it is. Totally not teasing, of course not!

"I suppose they do, if Lilly had to intervene." Smiling at River.

Satisfied.

Laughter's dancing in her eyes.

"You haven't been to the Dreaming, have you."

River peers at him.

"She sleeps," she tries. "Fact of human existance."

"Yes. I mean -- while waking. As I was."

River's face dims, slightly.

But she doesn't sound upset, only matter-of-fact, when she says "There's no door. It doesn't function that way."