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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"I'll not be responsible fer yer dyin'," said the ancient warrior gruffly. "'N that wee lass in there has lured my old heart out of hidin'. I'd rather not go back t' what I was before she came once she's gone."

"Gone?" asked Anmut softly.

"Aye. I've seen it in the mirror," he replied heavily. "She's not fer this place."

"Ach." Anmut stood and touched his shoulder gently, then wrapped her arms and wings around him as he began to cry.

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She bit her lip and reached out to touch him to, but only cramped her fingers on the glass and sighed. So she couldn't stay here... but maybe... maybe she didn't have to go for a long time. Maybe she could stay for almost ever.

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Sir James' tears were hard, seeming to tear out of him. And they lasted a long time. But finally he stilled and looked out over the void from the shelter of Anmut's wings. "So, if you'll have me, lass...?"

"Ja, of course," she whispered.

He sighed and closed his eyes, relaxing for a moment. "Then we just need t' be figurin' the how 'o the cerimony."

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"Dude! YES!" Jubee cheered, pumping a fist in the air and letting out a hoot, laughing. "Yes, I knew it!"