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Carmine knocks on the door to Xar's sleeping chambers within the fortress that served as the circle's secret lair.
Xar`Rex 's snore turns to a snort, and he blinks blearily at the door, "Who is it?"
Carmine "It's ..Carmine. I have a question for you.."
Xar`Rex calls a small flame to his finger, and uses it to light the lamps, then straightens his mussed feathers a bit, and opens the door. He is naked, but this is unremarkable, as usually he only wears a breastplate anyway. "Carmine.. come in. What is it that you come so late? Is there something wrong?"
Carmine steps inside, wearing her usual collection of silks, seating herself in a chair across from Xar, curling her long legs underneath her. "No ... nothing is wrong .. I was just wandering. I couldn't sleep." She admits, a little apologetically
Xar`Rex hastily discards a few peels as he clears off a small table, and offers her some fruit from a basket. "I am sorry you cannot sleep. I like to eat these, before bed, it helps me to rest better." He plucks a roundish purple fruit with brown spots from the basket and offers it to her.
Carmine takes the strange fruit with a smile of thanks and tries a bite.
Xar`Rex smiles, and runs his claws through his crest, sitting finally in the chair he crafted specially so that his wings and tail would not be crushed. "
Xar`Rex opens his mouth, and closes it again, having no idea what to say.
Carmine "Mmmm, these are tasty."
Xar`Rex settles instead for eating a matching fruit, one not quite as nice as the one he gave to Carmine. He smiles again, grateful for the conversation. "Yes, they are one of my favorite things to eat. I brought them from home, and planted one here."
Carmine nods "What are they called?"
Xar`Rex blinks, and looks down at the fruit. "I..do not know, in your language. In the language of my home, they are called Smeshu-lai"
Carmine nods, and takes another bite.
Carmine "But ..." Carmine pauses a little "...The question I wanted to ask.."
Xar`Rex cocks his head to the side, an oddly birdlike gesture
Carmine "Can you teach me to speak like you ... well, like Xeth, the langauge of gods?"
Xar`Rex "You would like to learn our language?"
Carmine "I feel so ..." She looks from side to side "...lost and helpless when you're talking with those like Rovashi and I understand nothing..."
Xar`Rex immediately looks concerned, "I apologize, I did not mean to leave you out, Carmine..."
Carmine "No, it's nothing you could have done ... I don't know what they're saying though...."
Xar`Rex "Then, we will start with the basics. Can you write?"
Carmine "I ..." she thinks ... has she ever written? "...don't know." she finishes quietly
Xar`Rex "Do you wish to learn it? I can teach you just words, or words and how to write them."
Carmine "...I would, yes."
Xar`Rex "Hmmm... I do not think my brushes will be good in your hands. I will start with showing you, until I have a chance to make a fine brush for you."
Carmine nods
Xar`Rex begins explaining Old Realm to Carmine until they are both too tired, and fall asleep
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