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You saw one, too? Glad it wasn't just me.
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There you are, Ashe! I've been worried sick about you.
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You were white as a sheet during our training earlier, and I was concerned you had taken ill.
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No, I'm sure that was all just in your head. Haha...ha?
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Hmm. That's not your usual carefree smile.
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I guess I can't hide anything from you, huh?
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Truth is, I turned my ankle during practice. Thankfully, it's all right, but...
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Well, it reminded me of the time I saw a ghost when I was a little kid.
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Wait, a proper ghost?! Ooh! What did it look like? Did it say anything? What was it wearing?
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Oh dear, I'm sorry. I let myself get carried away there. I understand if you don't want to talk about it.
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No, it's all right. I can't let myself live in fear of it forever.
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So on that day, my brother took sick with a fever, and I went into the mountains to look for medicinal herbs.
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As I was walking along some unstable ground, I saw a large figure in the fog...
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And you're sure there wasn't anyone else on the mountain with you that day?
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Yeah, I was definitely alone up there. Plus when I tried saying hello, the figure didn't answer.
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I knew then and there it was a ghost—and in my hurry to escape, my foot slipped and I turned my ankle.
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Well, it's important to be careful about where you step.
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Wait. That's your takeaway? The story doesn't scare you at all?
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Not really. If I'm honest, I heard a similar tale some time back.
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A long time ago, a man on a pilgrimage saw a strange, shadowy figure deep in the Oghma Mountains.
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He panicked and began to scream, thinking it a ghost or some other manner of evil omen. But in truth, it was none of those things.
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Wait, so if it wasn't a ghost, what was it?
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It was his own shadow reflected in the mist.
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What?! Then maybe what I saw was...
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I can't say for certain, but it may have simply been a trick of the light.
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Oh, gosh... I feel silly for being afraid of my own shadow for so many years.
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It's quite understandable for you to mistake it for a ghost, especially since you hadn't heard the story about the shadowy figure.
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Thanks, Mercedes. That makes me feel a lot better.
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Hey, but if you have time, you should listen to this guy's story!
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Sorry, whose story?
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This guy, right here. Apparently he saw a real ghost a long time ago.
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Um, Ashe? You are the only other person here.
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What? C'mon, he's standing right next— Huh?
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You were alone when I found you.
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Wait, so you never saw him? What does that mean? Was he a...