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[laminae]

[He's fully expecting to have to keep fighting her on this, so to hear her agree has him lighting up.]

Oh - yeah, of course!

[Taking orders is no problem. He's used to taking orders from... pretty much every princess in Ooo, so he's happy to be doing something that feels familiar. Normal, for him.]

You'll get one hundred percent dedication from me!

[Because that's what Finn would do, give it his all.]

[sathan]

( she wonders how he'll feel about that when she tries to send him away from a fight for his own protection but for now she nods, leaning back in her chair again, drinking some of her tea )

And I'm confident that you're a good knight.

[laminae]

[... Well, he isn't sure he fully agrees with that statement.]

Finn is a great knight. I'm trying, though.

[sathan]

What do you have of his memories?

( he'd said everything but-- )

[laminae]

I remember everything he remembers up until I became Finn Sword.

[Mostly.]

Some of it's fuzzy, though.

[sathan]

Some of it you may need to learn again.

( all in the interest of keeping him safe )

I've seen your sword. ( the one he'd tried to use against ghosts ) But not your skills.

[laminae]

I'm pretty good with it. Probably because I used to be it.

[And the Grass Sword was very skilled.]

I've got that axe, too. I practice with both of them a lot.

[sathan]

You'll need to.

( if he wanted to be allowed in any fight she needed to know that he had a chance of staying alive. she didn't want to banish more of his ghosts )

You've seen what can appear here. There's worse to come.

[laminae]

... Yeah.

[He believes her. The dragon was bad, but Finn's fought and killed dragons before. He's fought infinitely worse things too, though his success rate is pitiful compared to Finn's.]

Uh, I think I'm gonna join F.E.A.R., too. Someone convinced me it'd be a good idea.

[sathan]

( uh... yeah, good luck to that. she wasn't going near that place )

Well, if they find anything of use you'll have to let me know.

[laminae]

Yeah, sure. Will said it'd help me, but I don't know. At least I'll get more practice fighting stuff.

[If he isn't a total screw-up maybe he'll even help people, who knows.]

[sathan]

Help you how?

( she's curious about what other people believe about this place )

[laminae]

Uhhhhh.

[Good job, Fern. He should've kept his mouth shut.

He slouches in his chair, scratching his head as he looks away.]

My, uh. Anger. Feelings and junk. It's not worth talking about.

[sathan]

( he's right, feelings are gross.

except-- )

But you have.

( at least she's not prying into the junk )

[laminae]

Uh huh. He's a good guy.

[A good guy who he has opened up to because Will is very good at dadding problematic adolescents.

It... feels awkward to say that, though.]

[sathan]

( a good guy. oh, sweet child )

Well, that's everything.

( she also uses a tone that hides how she may really feel. is she glad or is she sceptical? )

He's in FEAR?

[laminae]

He is.

[He isn't sure how much of Will's life he should be keeping private, so better to be safe than sorry.]

He's got investigative skills from being a cop.

[sathan]

Perhaps he is a good man.

( though she knows that not all cops are. power could get to some people )

[laminae]

No 'perhaps' about. He's one of the best people here.

[He's very attached to his not!dad.]

[sathan]

( she'll see. not that she should be judging but he's not tangently related to her business. she's careful )

We'll see depending on what he does. Or gives.

[laminae]

[Man, why isn't she trusting his judgement on random guys in this town?]

What do you mean?

[sathan]

( oh, sweet child, lilith doesn't really trust anyone )

I'd like to know if he's useful.

[laminae]

Can't he just be nice without being useful?

[It's called having friends, Lilith.]

[sathan]

( does not compute.

men are rarely nice never mind just nice )

If he's as good as you say he'll be both.

[laminae]

Guess we'll see.

[Though he doesn't think Will needs to be both.]

So what's your kingdom like?