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Hilda, Seteth enter the scene
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Seteth enters the scene
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Hilda
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Oh, it's Seteth! I'd better slip away before he—
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Seteth
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Ah—I see you are indulging in a bit of reading. You are fond of books, I take it?
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Hilda
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Yes, reading's one of my favorite pastimes! I was just finishing up, actually, so I think I'll—
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Seteth
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That is most fortuitous.
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Hilda
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Um, fortuitous? How do you figure?
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Seteth
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Come with me. I have a story to share with you.
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Seteth
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Once upon a time, deep in the cold mountains, there lived a lazy fox and an industrious squirrel.
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The squirrel worked tirelessly, all day long, while the fox did nothing but lounge around and play.
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When autumn came, the squirrel hurriedly gathered up acorns for the winter. But the fox continued to play without a care.
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A biting winter fell upon the land. The mountains, caked in snow, concealed all nourishment from sight.
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The hungry fox went to the squirrel's dwelling, but the squirrel had locked up tight and gone to sleep.
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Every so often, the squirrel would wake, enjoy a nibble of an acorn, and then return to an easy slumber.
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The fox, on the other hand, with nowhere else to turn, was forced to scrounge for food in the bitter cold of the forest.
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Forlorn and hungry, he wandered in solitude all through the winter, until spring came once more.
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And so it is, to this very day, that foxes are denied the comforts of hibernation.
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Hilda
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Ah, I really learned something about foxes!
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Hilda
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Haha... I read lots of fairy tales like that when I was little.
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Hilda
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But the lazy fox and the industrious squirrel, huh? That one I don't think I've heard before.
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Seteth
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That is not surprising, considering I wrote it.
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Hilda
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Oh! You wrote it?
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Seteth
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I did. When Flayn was young, she loved fairy tales more than anything. I would read them to her often.
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This one, however, is a more recent creation. I wrote it for the benefit of the children in the monastery.
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So, what do you think? I'm curious to hear what sort of impression it made on you.
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Hilda
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It's so cute!
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Seteth
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Y-you found it to be...cute?
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Hilda
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I can just see it now, you writing fairy tales for your little sister! That's just the cutest thing.
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Hilda
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Honestly, to me, you usually come across as stern and overly perceptive.
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But now I know you have a sweet side too! I feel like I'm seeing you in a whole new light.
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That is...not what I was hoping to hear.