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[not_his_pa]

When they returned from the festival and found Carlotta, William had a hard time sleeping. Early the next morning, when the sun was barely up, he went walking to the mound in case anyone else had come through. In the morning light he sees a gray shape in the snow and walks slowly forward saying, "Oh Beaut, where is she?"

If Miss Barlow sent Beaut away then whatever's happening is even worse than before and as he's able to calm Beaut, William buries his head in his mane and sheds a few tears. This wasn't supposed to happen, not to Milliways, not to everyone there.

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[gotland_npc]

"Would that mean the king is well and Adalgoth can stop bawling when he thinks nobody is seeing it?" Athalwin asks, looking up at William.

Taking an Important Message to everybody is almost as good as getting to keep William.

Only almost.

"Would you come back to visit us again? You're our friend!"

[not_his_pa]

"I think it does and I'd like to. Now I need to go and see how things are in Milliways,"

He's afraid that the door will disappear but it's never easy to say goodbye so he smiles at Athalwin as he slowly starts through the door.

[gotland_npc]

Athalwin watches with big, fascinated eyes.

[not_his_pa]

First William passes through on Les and then Beaut behind him before the hole closes up and there's only the burial mound once more.