Benjamin Harrison Campfire - Late Wednesday Evening

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Five days since Rose had seen Lissa, and that was longer than she remembered since they'd met sitting next to each other in kindergarten.  When she was by herself, she couldn't stop mentally poking at that oddly blank spot in her head where Lissa was supposed to be.  Every once and a while, Rose could almost feel a whisper of emotion from the spot, but it was never constant.  It was never the way their bond had always been.

She'd tried to tire herself out today, but she couldn't fall asleep so Rose got up and headed out to the unlit campfire.  She scavenged some bread and peanut butter and sat at the campfire to occupy herself by ripping up the slices and throwing pieces into the firepit.

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"I suppose that makes sense," Rose said, looking amused still. "Though I bet there are also some from both groups that would be offended at that."

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"Always is," Firekeeper said. Blind Seer let out an amused snort, and Firekeeper rolled her eyes before dutifully translating: "He wish to say was not so long ago I snap and snarl at any who call me human."

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"Why's that?" Rose asked curiously.

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"Because I thinked, being wolf without wolf's shape, I must always try harder to be wolf. But now, I know there is things about humans that is good too, so I not mind so much."

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Rose nodded, starting to tear up another slice of bread. "Makes sense. And now you end up with both worlds."

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Firekeeper nodded, watching the bread-tearing curiously. "There is- something I am wanting to ask you," she said, a bit tentatively.

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"What's that?" she asked, glancing over at Blysse.

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"Blind Seer say," she said carefully. "Is something of your scent that is not all human." That... wasn't exactly a question.

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Rose took a sharp look at the wolf then nodded. "I'm not. I'm a dhampir. Most animals sense it," she said. "I was surprised that he didn't immediately hate me." She smiled at Blind Seer, obviously completely touched that he hadn't.

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Blind Seer looked up at Rose and gave a short, soft bark in response.

"He say we meet enough that is not all human to know that this is not bad thing," Firekeeper said with a shrug.

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She smiled, and it was so very weird, went against every truth that she'd learned.

"Hope it's not a bad thing," she said lightly. "It's how I was born. I'm just half human and half Moroi - vampire."

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"Was not even knowing there could be half such," Firekeeper admitted. "I only know a little of vampires, from Tony's television show."

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"Tony's television show?" Rose asked. She frowned then laughed. "I knew he knew about vampires. Ha!"

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Firekeeper nodded. She wasn't about to mention Henry, but fictional vampires seemed safe enough. "Is called Darkest Night. Can sometimes be very silly show, but the stories is good."

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"Probably a different kind of vampire then," Rose said, oddly disappointed. "Most of vampire mythology is pretty wrong."

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Firekeeper made a face at that. "Most stories I hear with wolves is not right either," she said.

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"You think people just want to tell stories and they don't care if it's right or wrong?" Rose said, making a face as well.