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[The house they live in now is smaller than the one in Lepus, but still very sparse. Everything has to be made from scratch, after all. And of course, one of the HARDEST things to get hold of in the Sacred City is books. Most are being funnelled straight into the library, but for the right price, one can still buy them. Still, it is an infinitely less bookish place, just out of necessity.

But a bit less empty today, now that Noric is hauling in a wooden table from outside.]

Xavier, it's done!

Is it? I'm coming!

[drags it the rest of the way into the living area and drops it down, wiping his face.]

A bit heavier than I thought it would be, but just as well, for the amount I paid the man.

Good work.

[looks at it, satisfied.]

Yes. We've been needing one.

How much did he ask for?

[snorts]

He wanted me to remake his entire oven, which broke during the journey.

An entire oven?

The pieces were there, so it wasn't as bad as it could have been. But refusing metal together takes a lot of magic.

Are you tired?

[shakes his head]

I spaced it out over a few days while he was building the table. I'm fine.

Well. Now we have a table.

Yes.

[...]

And no chairs.

[laughs]

We can sit on top of it then.

Only when I'm not using it for food preparations.

Then it's settled.

[kicks his boots off, going into his room.]

And how are you faring with the herb supplies?

[frowns]

Harder than it looks. I can't make any useful trades when we're here.

[the kind of scuffling around the indicates he's changing out of his Ophiuchus clothing.]

Not even in the Lepus settlements?

Lepus lends some aid, due to my being Lepus, not because of anything else. I suppose that counts for something.

[comes back out, in plainer clothes.]

Have you considered writing some books for trade? They're scarce, so I'm sure you could find someone who would want to trade for it.

I'll need materials.

There's always the marketplace. You may need to do some physical chores to pay for things, you know.

[frowns, physical chores...]

But if we plant our own, we'll only have to seek out herbs once.

[crosses to the little pantry cupboard, and starts pulling out supplies for a meal.]

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