there's light at the edge of the darkness
It was over. For good or for ill, at least the stank was gone. Loren couldn't help but sigh a little in relief as he removed his blindfold, though no doubt Amalia would judge him for that, as she seemed to judge everything else about him. Before he spoke, he had to remove the noseplugs as well; even if it made him lightheaded to let the lingering odor back in, he knew he'd sound ridiculously nasally. "You're welcome. And I wish it had gone better as well." He turned to lead the way back to Astra and Ianto. "Do you want me to put the Spark Bird back in the amulet?" The Launceleyn knew she had wanted it for LongNight.
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