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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rystil Arden" data-source="post: 3752447" data-attributes="member: 29014">'I have failed you all.  There is only one choice.  I must make things right.  That or I might as well be dead.  You know what I must do.''Very well, then it shall be so.  You are no longer welcome in our shade, and our water you shall share no more, nor are you any of mine.  No longer Lasair of the Durai Lyrane.  You have no clan, no family, no vhal.  I declare you Alant.  Now be gone before you bring the shame of your disgrace upon those who look upon your accursed countenance.'*Lasair makes a very small gasp, her lip quivers, and she clutches her chest.  However, not a single tear stirs in her eye.  Even so, those who have seen her for a substantial amount of time would know that the reaction she just made was extremely violent compared to her usual impassive response to stimuli of fear, sadness, or despair.**Still, Lasair has one thing up on everyone else--even though it's a pain sometimes, she's stuck with a living manifestation of her happy-go-lucky friendly side.  Meliana's presence helps her bolster herself and continue.*  *In normal circumstances, it would be all sorts of taboo and disrespect for their vhal to show visible compassion to the tal zij, but this was hardly normal circumstances.  As such, she moves back to Jilsa, who like Jilna is crying uncontrollably but unlike Jilna has no one to lean on, and she tries her best to lend comfort during this tribulation.  Lasair will of course not initiate one of those physical hug things like Jilna and Jonka that Westerners seem to use a lot, but she is not averse to letting Jilsa hold her if the girl needs to do so.  And of course, Lasair will not let her own despair show--appearing strong will help the others stay more calm, Lasair knows, and focusing on that, on keeping everyone else strong, is what Lasair needs to ignore it and press on, so she resolutely continues.  She'll deal with the emotional aftermath of this some time later in private.*</blockquote>

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