[She will let Kitty down, and Kitty does that little hop-step kittens do as she goes over to Hunter. She'll let out a soft 'mjaaaaah' as she paws at his hand.]
Kittens especially are good at it, since they purr so much.
[He laughs, a little tired, and helps Kitty climb up his arm so she doesn't turn his arm into swiss cheese.]
Well, Flap's my palisman. [Gestures helpfully at the bird! Who promptly chirps, puffing his chest proudly.] They're... a witch's companion, carved from the wood of an ancient tree, and part of their staves.
That sounds kind of like a luonto, actually. Except it's not just mages who have them in my world, everyone from Finland has one. Mages can use theirs for magic though.
Palismen can lend their magic to anyone. Even humans and powerless witches. [He tilts his head thoughtfully, petting the catte.] What's a "luonto" like?
[She had been holding it together pretty well after coming back from the CYOA, but with the announcement of Nameless's death she seems to actually be sad for once. Though when she sees Hunter, she'll try to smile a little, for his sake.]
[It's got her feeling sad and mad and a million other things, but if she thinks about that too much her feelings will bubble over and burst out in a way she doesn't want them to. So!]
...well. I found out my luonto is a raven. So I guess that's neat.
[Trying to see the positives in that terrible CYOA.]
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