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When they’d first embarked on this journey
The one that had started with crossing the Fold
He’d been sure it’d end with all of them on a gurney
But lo and behold
A different story was told
They’d found out about a way
To get through the shadows
So they’d gone to talk to the man that day
All three of the Crows
Together
The man, Arken was his name
Had given him a bad feeling
But it was just the same
As most people the Crows did dealings with
He’d given instructions
Kaz assigning him the coal
Inej had gone to grab some jurda
So he himself took a stroll
As he walked
He thought a lot
As he reached some stalls and talked
Just thinking about the task Kaz had got
To grab a goat
Why a goat?
What’s a goat got to do with it?
Can it float?
They’re not going on a boat?
Why do they even need it?
But then he got distracted
And he forgot all about it
His attention already attracted
To something else
Later when he met the goat
He fell in love immediately
Its fur softer than his coat
The goat sitting on his lap obediently
By the time it’s over
The whole endeavour
He realizes how much they’ve grown
When he leaves Milo with the bartender
His heart hurts
Worse than he’s ever known
He’s losing a friend
But he promises it is not the end
A bullet I leave with you
A memory of us
Until we meet again