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On the flat expanse of pancake ice, War stood by the Pale Rider__ side. Though their forms did not touch, their shadows intertwined, black on black, in a smoky caress.__new you__ come,_ Death said cheerfully.She smiled, and that slow motion of her lips hinted at many things. __he White Rider divided, and the world on the brink of destruction. How could I stay away?___ could set my watch by you.___ou don__ have a watch._ Her smile broadened into a grin. __n hourglass, maybe . . .___lease, not another joke about a scythe . . .__he mimed zipping her mouth shut.A pause, as they listened to the sounds of the boy healing and the man summoning doom.__ like him,_ War said.Even though she hadn__ specified whether she meant the boy or the man, Death smiled and nodded. __e too.___ou like everyone.___ell, yes.__he two shared a quiet laugh, their voices mingling in perfect harmony.A longer pause, and then War asked, __hat of Famine?___hat of her? She__ not mine. Not yet, anyway. She will be soon enough.__he Red Rider slid him a look. __hat__ cold, even for you.___h, just practical._ A shrug. __veryone comes to me eventually. It__ the journey that makes it interesting.___uch a people person!__e flashed her a grin. __y best quality.___h,_ said War, sliding her gloved hand into his pale one, __ can think of others that are better.
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On the flat expanse of pancake ice, War stood by the Pale Rider__ side. Though their forms did not touch, their shadows intertwined, black on black, in a smoky caress.__new you__ come,_ Death said cheerfully.She smiled, and that slow motion of her lips hinted at many things. __he White Rider divided, and the world on the brink of destruction. How could I stay away?___ could set my watch by you.___ou don__ have a watch._ Her smile broadened into a grin. __n hourglass, maybe . . .___lease, not another joke about a scythe . . .__he mimed zipping her mouth shut.A pause, as they listened to the sounds of the boy healing and the man summoning doom.__ like him,_ War said.Even though she hadn__ specified whether she meant the boy or the man, Death smiled and nodded. __e too.___ou like everyone.___ell, yes.__he two shared a quiet laugh, their voices mingling in perfect harmony.A longer pause, and then War asked, __hat of Famine?___hat of her? She__ not mine. Not yet, anyway. She will be soon enough.__he Red Rider slid him a look. __hat__ cold, even for you.___h, just practical._ A shrug. __veryone comes to me eventually. It__ the journey that makes it interesting.___uch a people person!__e flashed her a grin. __y best quality.___h,_ said War, sliding her gloved hand into his pale one, __ can think of others that are better.

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