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"Don't worry, I'm sure you'll do great. And don't worry, no one can cook it better than my An'she. I tried Garrosh's An'she's once, and it was not as good as my An'she's. An'she is Azerothian for 'the sun', or what we call our mothers. In case you were wondering." Syl said. Giving Raptor information about her language had become a regular occurrence.

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Raptor shrugged. "Well, I'll try my best. You know, you're language really is fascinating. It's infinitely more interesting than the dead language the griffons used to speak. That's the kind of language that sounds like your hacking something up, you know?" He chuckled and began making preparations for cooking. "Alright, lead on." 

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Syl laughed.

 

"I can understand. The hippogriffs, bloody beasts, no offense, use a thing called 'gutterspeak' as well as Azerothian. Gutterspeak is just the most horrid sounding thing ever. Maybe gutterspeak is a distant cousin of the obsolete griffon language? After all, hippogriffs are half griffon." Syl said, then shrugged.

 

"Okay, first off, we need..." Syl said, then left the kitchen, returning with two apricots and two oranges "These. And 1/4 cup minced onion, 2 chopped garlic cloves, 2 tbsp. honey, 1 tbsp brown sugar, 1 tsp. grated fresh ginger root, 1/2 tsp sugar, and 2 tsp honey mustard. Tell me when you have everything."

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Raptor shrugged. "Maybe. I couldn't say." He busily milled about the kitchen gathering everything she had listed. "Alright, I have it all gathered here. Are you sure about this? These ingredients don't really seem all that... compatible. And more importantly, none of them are meat. But I said we could have what you wanted, and I'll live up to it." 

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"Well, the rabbit will be going into the mix. I assume you still have it somewhere. Next step: Turn the oranges into juice. You can basically just squeeze them."
 
"Combine the apricots with the onion, garlic, orange juice, honey, brown sugar, ginger, salt, and mustard in a saucepan. Tell me when that boils."

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When he heard the rabbit would be going in, Raptor sighed in relief jokingly. Well, mostly jokingly. Probably, anyway. He began pressing the oranges between his claws, the juice pouring out of them in a manner that looked almost gruesome, even if it was just fruit. He followed the rest of her directions to the letter and waited until it began to boil. "Alright, I did what you said- what now?

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"Now we wait. When it boils then the heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Then we remove fruity stuff from the stove and let it cool for 30 minutes. Then we heat the oven to 350 degrees. then season rabbit with salt and pepper and place in a glass baking dish. Then you'll the fruity stuff on top. It'll bake for 15 minutes, then flip the rabbit and baste with the fruity stuff in the pan. Then increase temperature to 425 degrees and bake 15 minutes longer."

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Raptor listened intently as she instructed him, nodding occasionally. "Alright, I think I can handle this. Why don't you go sit down and rest for a bit while I take care of everything in here. You must be tired from a day of hunting after being used to laying around here all day."

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Syl nodded and felt along the wall, heading to the couch. She first stretched  on the couch out before curling up in a little ball, similar to a lion cub, and fell asleep on accident.

 

((There's your time skip so you don't have to just post to yourself. Food's done?))

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((There's your time skip so you don't have to just post to yourself. Food's done?))

 

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Raptor continued cooking and didn't pay any mind to Syl until it was ready. He was about to call over to her when he noticed her sleeping, curled up in a little ball on the couch. She just looked so peaceful and absolutely adorable (yes, even Raptor will admit it's adorable) that he was reluctant to wake her. But he had made this food special for her, after all, so he would make sure she got to eat it. He laid a claw on her shoulder and gently shook her. "Syl? Wake up, the food's ready, and judging by the smell, I think you were right about this recipe."

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Syl woke up at Raptor's shaking, giving a big toothy yawn. Then the smell hit her.

 

"I think you're right. This smells amazing!" She said, then held out a paw, waiting for the incoming plate, and another for the fork.

 

"I just hope you like it. An'she made it the best out of anyone, but by the smell you might be close to her." Syl said, then laughed.

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Raptor smiled and handed her a heaping plate and a fork. "We'll just see, I guess. Hopefully I didn't do too bad with it. Oh, and be careful. It's still a bit hot." He took a bite from his own plate, and even he, who normally barely tasted food at all as it went down, had to admit it was delicious. "You're right, this really good. I don't know how it stands up to your An'she's, but I think it came out pretty well."

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"A couple of strong ciders would be nice," Diego replied. "One for me, and one for my friend, here." He indicated Scurry. This was the first time that Diego had managed to make a friend, and he felt better for it. "I can pay with chaos magic again, if you want. Just say the word."

 

The apple tree was still there, growing out of the bar stool.

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Syl smiled and dug in, finishing her plate before even Raptor did.

 

"Not quite as good as An'she's, but with enough practice you'd get there. And you were worried about what I'd choose." Syl said, then laughed. She probably had food on her face from her eating so quickly and not being able to tell where the fork was, but at the moment she didn't care.

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Raptor laughed. "Yeah, I can see you liked it. You keep eating like this and we'll put some weight on you soon enough. You're still much too skinny for a warrior. You should try not to eat so messily, though. It's all over your face." He chuckled and grabbed cloth rag, using it to wipe her face clean.

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Asteron nodded and quickly produced two mugs of cider. "More magic won't be necessary. I think that tree is worth a few more free drinks yet." He turned to Scurry. "I didn't expect to see you in here again so soon after last night. Hell, I didn't expect you to be able to walk after the beating you took yesterday."

 

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Scurry shrugged. "You should know me better than that. I'm strong enough to take a few hits here and there, and if nothing else, I'm sure I gave at least as good as I got. But I'd rather not talk about that."

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[Minath Khalsi 195]

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Syl blushed and smiled as Raptor washed her face.

 

"Thanks. An'she used to have to do this for me, or my brother. His name is Malanoir. He was so uptight. Well, he had to be, but still. He always insisted on calling me Sylvanas, so I called him Malie. It was fun times, some of the few in Azeroth." Syl said with a sigh of nostalgia.

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Raptor sighed, his mind now filled with thoughts of home. "I'm sure you had a lot of fun with them. It's so sad that you had to leave. I still miss my own family sometimes, but there are young warriors like you here that need someone to show them the way. I swore I would stay here to be an example to those who needed it."

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Syl frowned.

 

"You know, you don't have to stay here with me. I could live with the reason I left Azeroth, however unhappy it made me, if it would make you happy. I know I'm only holding you back." Syl said, and realized she had never told Raptor the real reason she left Azeroth. It was going to come out eventually.

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Raptor shook his head and wrapped a foreleg around her shoulders. "No, I couldn't just leave you. It's my duty to look after you, but that doesn't mean it's a burden. I've grown to really appreciate your company. And it brings me joy to watch you learning and developing into the great warrior that I know you're going to become one day. Don't think you're holding me back. In a way, I need you just as much as you need me; maybe more." He wasn't really sure where those words had come from, but suddenly he knew they were the truth.

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Syl was getting really confused. Raptor needing her?

 

"What do you mean? I can't do anything. It's not like I'm a mighty hunter or anything you need. I'm just... Sylvanas Windrunner. Syl, a nice, simple, Wyvern."

 

You can't lie to yourself forever. You know it's impossible for you to be simple. And not just because of your blindness, your highness. What would Thrall and Malie think of your cowardliness? Running to avoid being Sin'dorei is shameful.

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Raptor shrugged. "I just... things wouldn't really be the same without you. Now that I've gotten used to having someone around after being isolated for so long, I don't know what would happen to me if you suddenly weren't around anymore. I just love to see your face when you smile, and the way you look when you're sleeping peacefully, and I just feel like I have to know that you're safe and happy, and as long as you are, everything is right with the world. I don't know how else I can really explain it, but I know I need to have you around."

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Syl smiled contently.

 

You made the right choice leaving Azeroth, Sylvanas Windrunner of the Sin'dorei line. If Malie could see me now, he might smile. I liked feeling him smile. And the times when An'she would smile were wonderful. Thrall never smiled. I never knew his face, he was ashamed to have a blind daughter...

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Raptor was glad to see her smiling, even if he wasn't quite sure what it was she was so happy about. "So, I guess we've still got quite a while before we need to head off to bed. Is there any you'd like to do for the rest of the night? I'm not really used to having an excess of free time." 

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"Well, you mentioned your home. What's it like?" Syl said, truly curious.

 

I wonder if it's anything like Azeroth. I don't know the whole of Azeroth, but the part I remember were pleasant. Syl thought to herself. But then again, I could't exactly see the whole of Azeroth. Or even see Azeroth.

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Raptor sighed. "It was... a hard, rough place, not unlike those who live there. But it was beautiful all the same. It was rocky and mountainous, cold most of the year, and very sparsely populated. That may not sound like the nicest place, but it was a good home, and a fitting one for my kind. We ruled the skies there, and there were no deadlier creatures than us in all the land, sea, or sky. Not that the other inhabitants were weak, mind you. There's nothing out here that's anywhere near as tough to hunt as the game back home."

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