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[ Garen pops up on the Warp Band one day. He's finally back home. ]

Good evening, friends. I'm not sure if my name is still remembered, but Garen Crownguard is back. I suppose a small explanation is required for my absence.

I left on a mission, the details of which shall remain confidential, but suffice to say I ended up at Glacier sometime before the white dragon arrived. I defended the people there, but was gravely injured and only just recovered enough to make the trip back to Union.

I will be resuming my duties as a Sword of the Savior immediately.

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I'd hardly consider either of us to be on par with a huge damned dragon trying to burn all our collective hairs off. [ His tone is severe at the best of times, though there's a twinkle in his eyes that reveals the joke for what it is. ]

I suppose I should welcome you back too. What happened to you?

[ Fai is that irresponsible, flighty Flourite kid, but Lux still seems to like him, and they're not getting married, so Garen won't ride his ass too much. ]

[Fai grins in turn, lifting his eyebrows in a well-crafted expression of honest surprise.]

Ah, really? I don't know, I think maybe you're not giving us enough credit...

[And the smile doesn't flicker or fall so much, but it does grow a bit more muted a moment later, as if the emotions behind it have shifted rather than the expression in itself.]

I ran off on my own. Regrettably I can't be excused by a mission or anything so noble as that, but I... well, I went looking for Yuui, that's all. [And while Fai had returned to the city, his twin is still missing. He hasn't given up on looking, either. He just came back because, quite frankly, it was that or giving up on life.]

I see. I suppose he's not back, then.

[ Garen's not terribly happy about that. Their families were close, and Garen knew these boys fairly well. It could not be easy for Fai to come back empty-handed. ]

Don't give up. You will find him some day, even if it's just a body.

[ So optimistic, Garen. ]

[Inside, Fai feels as if a knife was just dropped through his chest, but his only response is a blank, expressionless face and a slow headshake.]

If he was dead, I'd know.

[The syllables are flat and low compared to his normal voice.]

His mind and mine have been connected since we were born. Since the morning he disappeared, I haven't been able to feel it, but... no, he's not dead. I know he's not dead.

[The flat emptiness he feels when he tries to find Yuui is a wall, something keeping them apart. It's not a hole, not a gaping wound where his twin ought to be. That's what he needs to believe, to be able to go on.]

Then he's not dead. That means you still have a chance to find him. [ Garen states the obvious, but sometimes the obvious has to be stated. He's trying to make a point. ]

So have faith in yourself. It wouldn't do to have you falter now. Your friends would be heartbroken to lose you for real.

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