#anywhere

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Siv opens the door to the rapping sound

Connor stands there, his expression one of concern. "Siv? Where can I find the band-aid-ages?"

"Are you hurt?" she bends down

Odd-eyed gaze solemn, and he shifts from one foot to the other in impatient energy, head shaking back and forth.

"There was fighting in the nunnery ruins. And they are all bleeding out their stories. And the dragon commander -died-."

Reaching over to tug at her sleeve in emphasis. "He was in the accordian wars."

Siv strokes his hair, "where are they now?"

"I don't knooooow. I can't smell over the wires."

A glance down the hall, towards the stairs.

"I think, the bandages with the colors on, like stickers? Those make me feel better." A pause. "They can have all mine for the year, my blood is all on the inside."

"Oh Connor, you're such a decent young lad. Tell you what, you and I will get some stickers later to send to wherever whoever is talking to, and maybe that will cheer them when they get it in the mail. Okay?"

He starts to nod, but then gazes up at her, his eyes wide and guileless. "But if you go, I can come to? I'm a good bandaider. I want to help too. ...promise?"

"How about you come with me when we get the stickers and help pick out some? I bet some folks in local hospitals, like the kids wards, need some too. I might not be allowed on those, but I know me da, he'd see that OUR stickers to to those kids, and then those kids would have stickers and feel better"

"I'm a good helper-forgetterer, too. Like, when Kerri forgets how many cookies were in the jar, or when I take naps behind the chair and get to forget what time is bedtime. I can help them forget the ouches. Like, I can do tricks and then they laugh and it doesn't hurt. Oh. Unless they got hammered in the ribs, like with a BIG hammer, and then they shouldn't laugh none."

"Good advice, now come on, I think Gerd will help us..." She motions "She loves things like stickers too"

"Oh, yes. But maybe the Chief can tell us a story later? I want to hear about Commander Dragon." He takes her hand and goes along with, worry appeased for the moment.

"Well, i have to admit, if there's a dragon in someone's army, I'll be wanting that story too"

And down the steps the head (End scene)