[AW] illusion never changed

[Averin]

averin ILLUSION NEVER CHANGED INTO SOMETHING REAL If Averin were to know how Maude saw the world, that belief that everyone was kind and meant each other well; he wouldn't know quite what to do on the matter. He would want to warn her that it wasn't so for her own safety, yes, but he wouldn't want to crush that brightness about her in telling her such things, either. At least this was not something he would have to deal with right now, this kind of conflict, because he doesn't know her thoughts on the matter and can remain thinking that she knows what's what out here. Averin was still trying to digest the mere fact that others would want to tear him apart, as he'd been told by his master. That was a shocking discovery that made very little sense to Averin, because what point could there be to that? He understands harm and terrible things that could be done to him, but any rending of flesh for no reason at all seemed like lunacy beyond anyone he's ever met so far. Certainly there couldn't be those kinds of creatures in common society that he believed of this place? So he puts it out of mind, for now. Tales meant to scare him into staying close to Only, maybe. He doesn't know, and it's not necessary. He had no intentions of running off. He never had. He does enjoy going off for a little bit with some sense of freedom in the matter which he now has, thanks to Only being his master and allowing it, and therefore he gets the chance to meet others in these lands. Like Maude, who smiles and giggles at his name for the furred things with the horns and their fuzzy babies. She was saying that it was good to meet him too -- which made him beam happily at her -- and that it was okay that he didn't know what the fuzzy mountains were, and she would find someone who did, someday. Averin nods to this. "Someone's gotta know, yeah. Aren't there books that could have the answer?" It's like a lightbulb clicks in his mind, because he does remember the comment of libraries. As for being in Novus long, he shakes his head. "No, haven't been here long. Seems okay though, yeah." He agreed lightly, shrugging. I'M WIDE AWAKE AND I CAN SEE THE PERFECT SKY IS TORN

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