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When Robin woke and found himself still in Mylon's bed, he found that he was still happy about his decision the day before. This was much better than being alone and wracked with indecision.

And when Mylon announced that he was feeling much better and his intention to get to work, Robin tried only half heartedly to change his mind. He didn't want to seem pathetic about it.

So he went home so that he could see to the cat and also wash up and change his clothes. It was later in the day when he made his way back to the pub, and hoped to find that Mylon hadn't overexerting himself.

Though he ran into Winter first. "Hi there," he said with a little smile.

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"He does... very much like his work," Robin said. "It is clearly the most important thing to him."

"I think, maybe, he likes knowing he's doing things," Winter said, starting to help. "Like, he needs to be busy, you know?"

"Yeah, I guess that's true," Robin said, though honestly he still didn't completely understand why.

"Elves are connected to the earth, like pixies are," Winter continued, still pulling carrots. "We have to stay connected to it, I think, maybe. I dunno."

Robin didn't think it was so much about the earth as about the work.

He pulled the last carrot. "We're very different," he said after a moment. "Mylon and I."

"Yeah, you are," Winter agreed, starting to pick the last of the summer fruit. "But that's okay, isn't it?"

"I think it is," Robin said. And then he looked at Winter. "What do you think?"

"I think Mylon has been alone a long time, and he likes you lots," Winter said, eating one of the berries and looking thoughtful. "What do you think?"

Robin picked a handful of berries for himself. "I just hope that he does actually like me... lots," he said. Maybe even, occasionally, as much as he liked his job.

"Lots of people like Mylon, he's handsome and kind- But you're the first person I've seen Mylon like since I've been here," Winter said, eating another berry.

"Oh," said Robin. "Well. I like him, too. I just hope this is... good for him." For both of them, of course, but Robin couldn't help but still fret a bit over whether he'd hurt him eventually.

"Better than him being alone," Winter shrugged, sitting in the dirt now while he ate his berries. "I worried about him being alone," the pixie admitted.

Robin nodded. Then he looked at Winter for a moment and then said, "I know you care a lot about him. I'm glad you trust me with him."

"If you're mean to him, I'll spit in your food," the pixie replied cheerfully.

"If I'm mean to him you have permission to spit in my face," Robin said with a wry little smile.

"Okay," Winter agreed cheerfully, nodding and eating another berry. "Are you guys going to go on romantic trips and stuff? Can I come?"

Robin quirked a smile. "I don't know," he said. "Maybe. I mean, if it's explicitly a romantic trip then perhaps not, but I'd certainly enjoy traveling with both of you."

"We could go to the beach," Winter said thoughtfully. "Or we could go somewhere with snow already..."

“I love the beach,” Robin said. “I miss living near the water, actually. Well. Maybe you could convince Mylon that he could take some time away.”

"He might now that we have Hex!" Winter said, looking excited again.

"Maybe so," Robin said with a little smile, though he wasn't entirely confident.

He couldn't help it, maybe it did still sting a little that Mylon hadn't wanted to take another day off to spend with him, to explore whatever this new relationship was. He understood, in theory, but still couldn't quite wrap his head around it.

"Are done here?" he asked, as he gathered up a few more of the berries.

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