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Saint Tribs
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Noah had stood there a little stunned throughout the revelation that the young man was someone he knew. Someone he was related to. He blinked. Why was Rich out and about like this? It certainly was odd. The howl of the wind and sleepy squawk of Gandolf broke him from his train of thought and he gave a sheepish smile.
"Richard? You're... so much bigger than I remember!" Noah wasn't sure how Rich would deal with him, most of the family had objected when he had left and for the reason he had left. Richard was younger than him, much younger than him... There was a chance he didn't remember the drama of Noah's departure. "It's good to see you too." He raised a hand and squeezed Rich's shoulder. "Come on, get into the shower. We could lose power at any moment from the storm." He listened to the storm for a second. "There's no lightning at the moment so you'll want to hustle. Clothes and clean towels are at your disposal and there's hot soup and coffee for you down stairs. You can come down when you're ready." Noah let go Rich and took a step back. "See you down stairs."
Noah rushed off, he had guests to check on and he had to be a good host. Long lost cousin or not.
The house creaked and groaned under the heavy winds that howled around it. There was the sounds of Joshua cooking quietly in the kitchen and the hushed whisper and then laughter of the guests. Gandolf squawked to himself, he was tired and honestly ready for bed. The storm was lashing the roses and the other blooming plants, tomorrow the wet yard would be strewn with petals of all shades and shapes. For now though, the storm raged on.
"Richard? You're... so much bigger than I remember!" Noah wasn't sure how Rich would deal with him, most of the family had objected when he had left and for the reason he had left. Richard was younger than him, much younger than him... There was a chance he didn't remember the drama of Noah's departure. "It's good to see you too." He raised a hand and squeezed Rich's shoulder. "Come on, get into the shower. We could lose power at any moment from the storm." He listened to the storm for a second. "There's no lightning at the moment so you'll want to hustle. Clothes and clean towels are at your disposal and there's hot soup and coffee for you down stairs. You can come down when you're ready." Noah let go Rich and took a step back. "See you down stairs."
Noah rushed off, he had guests to check on and he had to be a good host. Long lost cousin or not.
The house creaked and groaned under the heavy winds that howled around it. There was the sounds of Joshua cooking quietly in the kitchen and the hushed whisper and then laughter of the guests. Gandolf squawked to himself, he was tired and honestly ready for bed. The storm was lashing the roses and the other blooming plants, tomorrow the wet yard would be strewn with petals of all shades and shapes. For now though, the storm raged on.