World Outside Time: 4 days later

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Jubee lay on the grassy courtyard, bathing in the sunlight and feeling happy and content for the first time in a long while.

She was stretched out, laying in the yellow dress with her notebook, torn a little and battered, but fine other than a bloodstain on the cover, laying open in front of her. She'd purposefully ignored the pages before these ones, concentrating on the better times as she described the castle and the grounds, Sir James, Anmut, and everything that had happened so far.

On the ground next to her Steve was curled up, asleep as usual, and behind her Sir James and Anmut sat, also enjoying the day.

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"Flint." He picked up another and rubbed it between his fingers, then held it to his nose to smell the faint sweet scent of it. "I've never seen the like anywhere, but tis flint all the same." He turned to look at Anmut as she stirred, then turned back to Jubilee as he saw that the winged woman was still asleep. "Mind the edges now, lass, they're sharp."

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She smiled and sucked her fingertip, which had a small bead of blood on it.

"Got it, Wolvie," she grinned. "Now what?"

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He shook his head at her, then handed her the arrow shaft and picked up another, showing her how to sight down then length of it and wondering if she'd notice the slight bow in it that would make it useless.

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She looked down, then frowned puzzedly. "Wolvie, I think this one's crooked. Would it go sideways if you shot it stright?"

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He laughed out loud, the sound causing Anmut to lift her head and blink toward them.

"Aye, Lass, it is. Good job!" He handed her another shaft. "How's this one?"

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"Um..." she blinked and concentrated. "Straight?"