[Cute. He lets Ryn wiggle and suffer a little bit, but relents before he can get too breathless or escalate to thrashing that might actually make him stumble or hurt himself.]
I most certainly can — come here, you.
[But he is, in fact, taking pity on Ryn and just kind of gathering him up again, holding steady so he can slump against him and catch his breath if he needs to.]
Now, then, where were we? Ah, yes, the Twelve. Just as there are six elements, there are six heavens and six hells, with a seventh heaven and hell to hold the others. Two each of the Twelve are aspected to one of the elements, and are said to reside in that corresponding heaven. Thaliak, for example, shares the Heaven of Water with Nymeia the Weaver, our goddess of fate.
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rynlan gasps and squirms in his grip-- he is still kind of injured but i trust in thancred to be doing this gently.]
S-stop-- stop it, Thancred, you can't-- you can't tickle an injured man!
[thancred is also injured,]
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I most certainly can — come here, you.
[But he is, in fact, taking pity on Ryn and just kind of gathering him up again, holding steady so he can slump against him and catch his breath if he needs to.]
Going to behave yourself?
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[he says, once he can breathe again, slumped comfortably back against thancred. there. much better.]
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[Hello.]
Now, then, where were we? Ah, yes, the Twelve. Just as there are six elements, there are six heavens and six hells, with a seventh heaven and hell to hold the others. Two each of the Twelve are aspected to one of the elements, and are said to reside in that corresponding heaven. Thaliak, for example, shares the Heaven of Water with Nymeia the Weaver, our goddess of fate.