[When he does, the new friend is the only one there, calm and patient like Altius always has been, resting its foreleg over Scott and keeping the jagged edges of the damage in its body away from him, even managing a little pat. Even if it were particularly eager to go find another conflict to disrupt, another Chosen to protect, it would be likely to fall apart if it moved too quickly or made too many missteps. It must rely on the others to continue their work.
So—here it stays with the boy and his proud bird, in the hopes that its presence might do some more good. Sometimes people need to be protected from themselves, after all, and that's still an important job.]
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So—here it stays with the boy and his proud bird, in the hopes that its presence might do some more good. Sometimes people need to be protected from themselves, after all, and that's still an important job.]