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Several moons ago when we first headed into Nocwich, there was a fortune teller named Lady Elin. I'm sure many of us went to her tent to have our fortunes read. Perhaps you've forgotten what it was she said. I know divination is met with a lot of skepticism.

Would you be willing to share your fortune with me, if you remember it? I'd like to know if it relates to anything in your life, whether it be from your time before Abraxas or since being summoned.

[and because you cannot expect something without putting yourself on the line...]

She would say "I see" and "you hold a tie to". For me, it was 'many lost souls under the night sky' and 'old lands that find new roots'. It makes me think of my home country. Many hundreds of thousands died because of the war waged in it. The country no longer exists.

I don't want to bore you with more details, but that is my basic interpretation of it.

Even if it could be pretty personal, thank you for reading this. I'm just being curious. If you want to talk privately, my name is Wanda.

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[ Nanaue can be found sitting by a pond next to his newly fixed up barn, lazily gnawing the flesh off of a femur bone from what must have been a large forest beast. On the far, far side of the pond, are ducks that pick through the reeds for bugs and tasty aquatic plants.

He lifts a hand to wave at her as she approaches, his attention still mostly consumed by his consuming until she mentions his art.

He nods solemnly, very confident in his art skills. ]

Me like draw. [ He pulls another strip of muscle, gulping it down. ]

[his barn is... well, it works for him, she imagines. nanaue seems to be very simple in his wants, so it's hard to really pinpoint if he needs a bed or other decorative elements.

wanda finds a rock nearby (but at a distance—the smell of dead animals isn't exactly her favorite) to sit down on, pushing her skirt under herself and keeping her arms locked around her knees as she leans forward. she's not at all bothered by his eating. it's just one of those things one ought to expect from the shark man.]

Would you like to learn how to draw letters? Like you did with my name. [just in case:] Wanda.

[ At her question he pauses in his consuming of what little flesh remains. Wheels are turning in his head right now, and he seems strangely hesitant to give an answer when he is usually very... exuberant about learning things. ]

Me know how... [ It is, perhaps, the least believable lie anyone has ever told, in any universe. Despite the deepness of his voice, there's something child-like about the way he says it - certainly only a child could use a tone like that and expect to be believed.

Only dumb people can't read and write... he's not dumb... ]

[ah, like something of a kid. but wanda also understands, feeling dumb in front of a bunch of people and trying to not give the impression that you're just outright stupid. some just have more opportunities than others are far as learning is concerned.]

Yeah? Do you want to help me review the letters, then?

[if she makes it sound like she is also working on this, maybe he won't feel so put-upon by it.

she tucks a hand inside a pocket and brings out of it, through magic, a piece of paper with some scribbles on it.]

I carry the alphabet with me just in case. Can we draw them on the walls of your barn?

[ He still seems wary, until she brings out the paper. That appears to tip the scales - along with the offer to paint on his barn. There's already a simple mural on the side that the children made while their parents were helping him put together a straw bed, table and appropriately sized chair. ]

Decorating! [ He guffaws in approval and makes quick work of the bone, chomping it down before standing up and leading the way to his barn. There is still a clay container and brush left over from the painting, only the white paint though. They used most of the red to paint the barn (a bright color that stands out in Solvunn, but suggested by a neighbor who thought it might disguise any messes). ]

[following him over to the barn, wanda's only appreciative to the fact that the folk in solvunn have taken to him quite well despite his otherwise terrifying appearance. she figures it would be best to put the alphabet on the outside so that he can practice it on ground.

she's already getting ideas of how she'd use her magic to create a space for him like that. for now, she grabs at the paint brush in the same motion that she gives him the paper.]

The first letter is A— [and she draws it, both in upper and lowercase.] We use the big letter for the first letter of names, or to start a sentence. Or if you just want to yell in writing, just write A-A-A-A— [she sputters, laughing a little.] You get it.

A-A-A-A— [ he repeats, opening his mouth wide. After that he decides to sit on the grass next to where she stands, crossing his meaty legs. She is much smaller than him, but he still has to look up a little bit.

The other outside decorations on his barn-shed seem to be children's height. They had fun making little paintings on the wood while the adults helped Nanaue move things. ]

What next? [ he asks, forgetting he is supposed to pretend he already knows. ]

[wanda smiles at that, fully aware that he is supposed to pretend he already knows. regardless, she makes no comment on it. instead, she works on the rest of the alphabet.

she works every letter with him, but knows that it might be a while before he actually grasps them in their entirety.]

And this is how you write your name.

[sitting on her haunches, at the very bottom, just on top of the children's drawings, she writes down N A N A U E. wanda turns to him with a smile.]

Na-na-ue.

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