FOR SIEG

[duranduel]

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w0 post invest

[duranduel]

[no i will NOT allow grandpa to be in the moat]

[Mandricardo can be found kind of gloomily going around the campus, though! Eventually, he stops by a tree and just...]

[Bonks his head against it. Bonk.]

I'm so...tired...

[ercnerd]

[He is not in the moat. But he is in uniform with slightly bruised lower arms and his sword in hand as he approaches Mandricardo.]

If you're tired, get some sleep. You're no good like this.

[duranduel]

...Eh?

[He startles, bonking his forehead AGAIN on the tree (this time by accident), but relaxes when he realizes it's Sieghart.]

Ow... [He rubs at his forehead.] Uh Sieghart? I-I heard you were...you were in the moat...are you okay?

[ercnerd]

As you can see, I'm still alive and kicking.

[Other than sporting an array of small animal bites on his face and arms, he's just peachy.]

Now get away from the tree before you hit yourself again.

[duranduel]

...Okay.

[And he steps away, obediently.]

Uh, can I ask what happened last night? Everyone went to their dorms...did you not go?

[ercnerd]

No, I went. I blacked out there, too, but woke up in the river with no memory of how I got there.

[duranduel]

You were in your dorm, conked out, and then woke up...outside?

[SIR???]

[ercnerd]

Is it that hard to believe? Very little here makes sense.

[duranduel]

I know, but...that's scary to think about.

[A shake of the head.]

Mollymauk said that you got bitten by the geese? Those bruises...

Week 6: Sunday

[ercnerd]

[One can only hang out in the dormitories for so long. Sieghart is in the middle of passing by the buildings, his sword clutched over his shoulder, when he spies a familiar face.]

Oh, is that you, Mandricardo?

[duranduel]

....!

[He actually blinks, a bit startled, before pointing.]

Ah! Sieghart! Hey!

[ercnerd]

That's me!

What are you doing over there?

[duranduel]

Um. Just. Hangin' out? I guess...

How are you doin'?

[ercnerd]

As you can see, I'm in good shape.

[He's no longer black and bruised everywhere, and his bones are where they should be.

He closes the distance between them.]

Have you eaten yet?

[duranduel]

Y-Yeah, you are. And....uh. No?

[HE HAS FORGOTTEN...]

[ercnerd]

No matter how busy you are, you shouldn't skip a meal. Come on. Let's grab something.

[duranduel]

Sure...

[He is a bit intimidated, but nods.]

You know, I'm...sorry about...being weirded out by you that...first week.....

w7 post "trial"

[duranduel]

[Probably sometime after stabs, but...here he is. Just sitting on Summer Dorm stairs, looking out at the campus.]

[He...actually looks a bit at peace?]

Oh, hey, Sieghart.

[ercnerd]

[Sieghart is on his way back to Spring Dorm. Rather than his usual attire, he's dressed down in the dress shirt and pants of his school uniform. He stops walking when their eyes meet.]

Hey. You look better than you did earlier.

[duranduel]

Yeah, I feel better.

[A light smile.]

It's just sinkin' in that. Everything is done. We did it.

[ercnerd]

There's still tomorrow, but it looks that way.

It'd be too soon if I never have to revisit this story again.

[duranduel]

Honestly, that's a mood.

[your slang, mandi]

Where are ya gonna go from here?

[ercnerd]

[He looks at Mandricardo. Interesting slang, there.]

What else? I'm going to continue my travels with Elesis.

[duranduel]

[Wang Lu has had a terrible influence on him.]

Elesis...is that your knight group?

[ercnerd]

She's my descendant and the leader of our group. Only a few of us are knights, but she happens to be in charge of the Ruby Knights.