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VAI The huntress ”I hear there’s a pool around here that you can throw pebbles in to make wishes,” Vai said with a crooked smile sent in his direction. ”Next time I’m around there I’ll wish for some extra luck for you. And maybe a vacation.” She chuckled. The two of them were quickly soaked through from their stroll, though there was little that bothered the witch in the way of the weather. A little water never hurt anyone, after all. Accepting the bottle back and taking her first sip of it, of all the things Vai had expected with her (supposedly) innocent question, this was not one of them. ”Yes,” she said softly, ”I remember the Blight. If anything could get you to thinking about the future that would be it.” It had been a terrible time, it was true. But then Sunjata was suddenly plopping down into the sand without warning and Vai had to turn to find him. Abruptly aware of the nerve she had accidentally hit, she moved to sink down and sit with him. ”One of those fathers, huh,” she said quietly. ”For what it’s worth, I think if we’re lucky we grow up with all the potential to be our parents, but all the knowledge not to make their mistakes.”