umm 45 for claude :)
oooh ehehehoo thank you lin :)
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Once upon a time, you had a brother.
As far as brothers go, he was wonderful. He always had a joke for when you were sad, he brought you food when you'd forgotten to eat, but most of all, he always believed in you.
But time has ways of splitting apart those who love each other, and unfortunately, you two were no exception.
You remember your last night together well. He had been absent for most of it, including missing the main sermon, and when you had found him, he was packing his things up.
"Where are you going?" you had asked him.
"Away. Far away." He turned to look at you, and you saw with a shock that his face paint had been removed, with tears running down his face. "I can't do this anymore."
"But why? Don't you want to educate the masses?"
He scoffed. "It's not education, it's brainwashing. And I won't be a part of it."
"But--but Jehann..." You felt as though you were drowning, and that the one troll who could save you was doing nothing to help.
"I'm sorry, Claude." He looked as though he might say something else, but then shook his head and left the room.
Once upon a time, you had a brother. Once, long ago, you lost him.
But maybe, just maybe, you can bring him back.
