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Dee rolled her neck, opened her eyes.
Pollux looked down at her. She met his gaze, unsurprised at his proximity. She wondered at his expression, if maybe he could read her thoughts and in so doing, had followed the progress of her inward journey.
Asellus' voice grounded her to the room. "It is hard not to chase it, though it only makes it more fleeting."
Before today, Dee wouldn't have understood the statement. "Does it get easier to find? Does it finally stay with you all the time?"
Pollux gave a half-smile. "Not all the time."
Dee relaxed her rigid posture. It was the answer she'd expected, but not the one she'd wanted.
"Not as you mean." Asellus expounded on Pollux's response, maintaining her lotus position with eyes on the panoramic view. "Your thoughts will forever be better
