The Giving

Quiet now. Listen, do you hear it? The soft crunch, crunch of feet in snow doesn't travel very far, even at night. You need to be quiet, can you do that? You don't want to scare it away.

Look, there, on that ridge. Did you see? The glow was faint, but it was definitely there, come on, let's get a closer look.

What? Don't look at me like that, you know I wouldn't let anything happen to you..... I'm serious! I've been out here plenty of times, you'll be fine, now, come on!

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Phew! If I never have to drag you up another hill... look look look! Oh, don't be such a baby, I didn't hit you that hard, but there, do you see it? In that clearing, let's go!

I told you it would be here. Don't sass me! You never go Rune Bear hunting! Not that we actually hunt Rune Bears, could you imagine? Hunting a Rune Bear, hah! It would be less unlucky to just push our entire village down a mineshaft. But seriously, it's like you don't even care about the possibility of finding your soulmate! Yes, I know that you don't feel attraction, that's not what soulmates are about and you know it.

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Oh. My. God.

Oh my god, ohmygodohmygodohmYGOD! You! The Rune Bear is looking at you! No, you idiot, of course it's looking at you, do you not have eyes?!?!?! It's coming over!!! Oh wow, it's even more lovely up close. Look, a rune is detaching!.... Yes, I know you can see it, stop ruining, hah rune-ing, my fun.

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Did it just... disappear? Well, at least I finally got to see a Giving. Let's go home.