Art rolled his eyes. "I'm a travelling companion, doc. Don't read too much into it, okay?"
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Dave shrugged. "All I know about Roland is that I was having trouble maintaining him. And I nearly ruined the story by introducing him. So I had to write him out. I suppose that he technically isn't gone, but he likely won't be coming back."
He considered the eagle's stare. "And come on. Give me some credit. I know a lot more about you than you think. I know you're probably confused, and probably still want explanations. I know you and Roland sort of became friends, and I'm sorry he had to go. All I can say is that I thought I was making this stuff up ... and apparently there's more to it than I thought. Because if I'm here, who's writing for me now?"
Dave continued before Pseok could try and puzzle this out. "See? It's too confusing. And if it doesn't concern us, why should we even try and puzzle it out? Don't worry."
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