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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mfrench" data-source="post: 3970894" data-attributes="member: 32901">Kerim makes his way back to the storm, and wills himself to go out in search of his companion.  Riukh objects, but is persuaded to stay with her trusted brother.  The pair of them approach the stairs, unnatural in their size, and find a cascade of run-off water pouring down the steps.  With a wet thump behind them, they turn to see Otaru in a heap at the foot of the opposite stairway, a dazed expression on his face.**************Within, the cook seems to have lost her patience with the situation, and consults her husband behind the cart for some privacy.  The younger girls have approached Chen, and are eager to hear more wild stories of his adventures.  The young man mills about the fire, defending the cooking from the greedy hands of the girls, and eying the korobokuru suspiciously.  The small stranger hums tunelessly with a dim-witted grin on his face, staring at the fire.</blockquote>