"Where is he?"
"Sleeping in his room. Thank you for bringing him back."
"His father is very..."
"My brother didn't want a child. Call him egoistic, but he knew that if he had a child, there was a high chance that he would be born with massive Rei. He turned out right, and even underestimated the outcome."
"He doesn't like me either."
"He can't forget what you did to him, Asura. He doesn't see that day the way I do."
"What do you see, Amanda? I haven't seen you for so long, I'd forgotten you already."
"Not an issue, not an issue. I saw you save me and my ungrateful brother from a fire."
"It's always a fire with you guys."
"You act as if you've never met us. Has twenty years changed you that much?"
"No. Magrathea was watching."
"You knew then."
"You're smart, Amanda, but I can sense him faster than you can. How long did you let him stay up?"
"He heard the whole exchange."
"Is he listening now?"
"Can't you sense him?"
"He learns new tricks every day, I can't trust myself anymore with him."
"He's not. I fed him dreamleaf. He'll sleep like a baby."
"This is the kid that wandered into a forest as a toddler."
"Normal babies."
"So even you think he isn't normal."
"I never will. Someone that brilliant, he will forever be segregated from communities. Neh, Asura?"
"Neh."
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Before The Fall (origins)
FantasyTwo boys. One in size and one at heart. One hell of a childhood. Note: If you want, skip to the chapter labelled Fishing. That's a good a place to start as any. But if you don't mind boringly vague exposition, go ahead and start from the beginni...
