Last Time on Her Broken Magic…
Episode 4.5: “Home Again” Recap
1. After Daivad and Pait left Luvatha, they spent the rest of the day traveling before stopping for the night near a ravine on their way to Silvax Forest. It was Pait’s very first night sleeping outside of city walls, and she was extremely nervous. She asked a few questions about the camp where they were going.
2. When Daivad and Pait reached the camp in Silvax Forest, Kadie and Lenna were not very happy with Daivad. He avoided them by saying he needed to show Pait around the village, which was a mess because they were scrambling to make space for all the newcomers from Duxon. Daivad could tell Pait was in shock from such a massive change in her life, and tried to come up with something to say to make her feel better by remembering someone who had managed to make him feel better in the past.
3. Daivad remembered the first day he met Priestess Auxica Earthbreaker when she first visited the Farm twenty years ago. During morning formation, the Priestess had talked to each of the orphans living at the Farm, and Daivad still had no idea why Auxica had chosen Daivad for consideration as the next prince/princess. Unable to figure out what to say to Pait, Daivad just bluntly offered to let her stay at his house.
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4. While Pait wandered camp, she was ambushed by a Tash, a kid around Pait’s estimated age. Daivad had sent Tash to introduce herself, and her chaotic kid-energy was overwhelming to Pait. Tash introduced her to Ori, Tash’s older brother, and offered to let Pait sleep at their house until more houses got built.
5. While in her office at home, Lenna once again had a sleepwalking nightmare that she was Clarix, and in her panic ran out her front door and nearly off a landing before she fully woke and remembered she was human. Pait happened to be passing by at that moment, and Lenna panicked, thinking Pait would tell Daivad what had happened. But just then a cicada flew into Pait’s open mouth, which was the final straw for her, and she snapped, having her own emotional outburst. Feeling bad for Pait, Lenna calmed down. The dinner bell brought them both back to reality.
6. Pait tried to sleep at Tash’s house, but once everyone else had fallen asleep, she began to panic. She rushed out and ran into Ori, who she asked to guide her to Daivad’s House
Lenna dressed herself up as best she could, desperate to convince Daivad to sleep with her in hopes it could help her finally sleep. On her way to his house, hallucinations mocked her desperation. Once she got there, he again shut her down, and her desperation only grew until she began to beg—but then Pait arrived and interrupted them. Daivad dismissed Lenna.
7. Pait managed to get a few hours of sleep in a room in Daivad’s house, and their breakfast was interrupted when Daivad had to leave to repair one of the camp’s lifts. Pait tagged along, and immediately became fascinated with the lift’s workings. Excited, she demanded Daivad teach her what he knew about mechanics and engineering.