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Taylor laughs, the sound easy. Younger than she usually sounds.

"Palismen need to know what you want in your life. Which means I needed to realize what I want.

"Hunter and I were talking about my feelings for Rags. Rags decided he's not staying on his world, which means I'm not going to his world. I was mad. Because I wanted to go fight that war."

[sanityinruins]

"And what you want isn't something that you think you want, at least not deep down."

He reached up to give the palismen a skritch under her chin. "I can understand it if you were going to help, but not if you were going just to fight. There is a difference."

[skitter]

"Yeah. I was angry at Rags because I didn't just want to make sure he was safe, I wanted to go win another war. And I don't... I don't think that's me. I want to make sure it's not."

[sanityinruins]

"It's not you, at least not the you I can feel inside," he replied softly, giving her a tiny little smile. "Please tell me you didn't go yelling t him about it."

[skitter]

"I was short with him," she admits, sheepish. "He just made this decision. For me. For him mostly, but- I'm stuck with it too."

[sanityinruins]

"Stuck with it, but I think it's also better for you. Meimei, fighting forever isn't always an answer." And he makes a face, waving a hand at the scattering of moths as they drift over. "Not that I'm the best person to speak on this."

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"There's no question it's better for me." But she doesn't quite keep the sourness out of it. "He's setting up a home for us in Kamurocho instead. Japan, Earth. We'll live near Dad.

"Not like there won't be fighting there - I mean, you've met Dad - but not the sort I've gotten used to."

[sanityinruins]

"Oh meimei," he says softly and just leans over to hug her. "I know. But sometimes, needing to let go is a good thing."

[skitter]

She's happy to lean into him, her cheek resting against the shoulder of his robes.

"I know. And I know how hard it is to stick to."