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ingvar with chronic pain. he’s over seven feet tall, dammit, his spine must hurt so bad. give me ingvar who stays up all night silently sobbing when his back starts to spasm. give me ingvar who wants nothing more than an aggressive shoulder massage at any given time. give me ingvar with flare-ups and irritability and chronic pain!!

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Random little Halt headcanon I had for you guys.

So we all know how in Ruins of Gorlan Will's first impression of Halt is that is is 'old, scary and might kill me' right?

Another well known fact is that if you do the math for this series (which I 100% recommend you don't and instead spend all of your time ignoring both the timeline and character's ages) that Halt can't be older than 35.

Well this got me thinking how on earth does he have salt and pepper hair while being 35? And while yes I do know of people who start greying in their early 20's because of genes and stuff but like that is to boring for my hyperactive brain.

What you may or may not know is that vitamin B12 affects hair greying and pigmentation (at least I think this is in no way a total fact) so what if Halt was just really deficient in vitamin B12?

I don't know how they would've figured this out in medieval times and with their limited knowledge of medicine and stuff but just roll with me here.

Being deficient in B12 also can lead to mood swings and chronic tiredness so i like to think that during his childhood in Dun Kilty Halt was just always grumpy and tired but then he met Pritchard and Crowley and they were like 'you do realise this is because of a vitamin deficiency right?'

Obviously they helped him get sorted out or whatever and I for the first time in his live he felt what it was like to not be extremely tired ALL THE TIME and it was the most comical thing ever! Like his whole face probably lit up and he was like "I feel alive!?"

I love the idea that this was a really popular campfire story for several years and also the story the renegade rangers told Gilan and Will when they first became apprentices mainly to explain that no, halt is not old just vitamin deficient.

It was a whole thing when Will became an apprentice because Gilan kept telling him that all of Halt's grey hairs were because Gilan stressed him out so much during his apprenticeship (Something he would've been VERY proud of were it true) but Crowley stepped in and told him the truth.

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:D Treat time??

Could I get a Jenny giving gil a baked good?

Here ya go Molasses! Wasn't sure if you wanted it romantic or not, so I wrote it so it could be interpreted either way

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Jenny heard the door to her restaurant open behind her and spoke up without turning around. ‘We’re not open yet!’

‘I know,’ said a familiar voice, ‘but I figured you’d make an exception for me.’

Jenny grinned and turned to face her visitor. ‘Gilan!’

Gilan returned her grin and held up a small cloth bundle. ‘My grandmother sent me home with some of her pastries. I saved some for you.’

‘Oh, you didn’t have to,’ Jenny said, despite her curiosity. Gilan was a fan of her baking, but had never shared some of his family recipes with her before. She accepted the bundle and unwrapped it to expose three large pastries studded with candied fruit. She tore off a bit to reveal a jam filling and took a bite.

It was soft, and very sweet. The jam had helped keep it moist, while the candied fruit provided an interesting change of texture. The pastry had a blend of flavours she couldn’t immediately identify. ‘It’s wonderful!’

‘Normally they’re more tart than this, but Gran’s hands shake pretty badly now, so she simplified it a bit. I’d offer to give you the recipe, but she can’t write it down herself anymore and I didn’t have time to help her with it before I had to leave.’ For just a moment Gilan looked sad; then he brightened again. ‘Anyway, just wanted to drop in before I head off to see Halt. I’ll see you around?’

‘I’m making duck soup this weekend. Bring Will along, all right? He’s been tied up with work lately and a nice dinner will do him good,’ Jenny said. Gilan waved and went off.

Jenny took another bite of the pastry in her hands. This time she closed her eyes and held it in her mouth, examining everything she tasted. She swallowed and took another bite, turning her thoughts over in her mind. She went back to her kitchen.

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The candied fruits were easy enough to identify. She made them first.

The pastry, as well, would be simple enough to make. She would make that later.

The jam was harder to pin down. This had to be where the tart flavour came from, but pinning down how to make it would be tricky. She tore the tops off the remaining two pastries and dipped her finger in the jam to taste it, then compared it with various jam mixtures she made. It took her most of the night.

The day before Gilan was to visit, Jenny made six pastries, each with different mixtures of candied fruit and jam. When they were ready she tried each one.

When she tried the fourth one, she smiled.

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‘We’re here, Jenny!’ Gilan called.

Jenny put the baking pan on the window to cool and trotted out to the restaurant floor, wiping her hands on her apron. ‘Welcome! I just made a second pot of coffee for you.’

‘Good. Gilan had the last of mine this morning,’ Halt said.

Will grinned sheepishly at Jenny. ‘Sorry for not coming round much,’ he said.

‘No worries at all. You’re here now.’ She beamed at Will. ‘Are you done with your work, then?’

‘Not quite,’ Will said, as he, Gilan, and Halt took their seats, ‘but Gilan said you’d come after me with your ladle if I didn’t show up for dinner tonight.’

Jenny laughed. ‘He’s right, too! Make sure you visit more regularly, got it?’

‘Okay, okay, I will!’ Will grinned. ‘Especially if it means I get to eat duck soup.’

Just then Jenny’s serving boy Rafe came by with three steaming bowls of stew, mugs, honey, and the pot of coffee. Jenny helped him serve it, then took a seat and spent some time chatting with her old friends.

When the duck soup was done and the coffee was running low, Jenny retreated to the kitchen and came back with the pastries. Will looked at her curiously. ‘New recipe, Jen?’

Gilan raised an eyebrow as he recognised the treats. ‘Or an old one?’

‘Well, see for yourself,’ Jenny said. She took one of the pastries and set it on a small plate in front of Gilan.

Gilan picked it up slowly. Jenny had made it with all the same candied fruit that his grandmother had, and the pastry itself had been spot on. She just hoped the jam filling was the same as he remembered. Jenny knew she baked well – she had no doubt Gilan would like what she had made. But recreating a recipe she had never properly tried before was a gamble.

When Gilan’s eyes widened, Jenny knew she had been successful. ‘It tastes similar to how your grandmother used to make it, then?’

‘It’s almost exactly like how she used to make it,’ Gilan said. ‘How did you do it? What did you put in the jam?’

Jenny swatted his shoulder lightly. ‘That’s between me and your grandmother.’

Gilan laughed and caught Jenny’s hand, kissing the back of it lightly. ‘Thanks, Jenny. And I really will get the full recipe for you soon. You can compare how close it is to how you made it.’

Jenny smiled. ‘Thanks, Gilan,’ she said. ‘Now eat up, they’re not getting any warmer.’

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ranger in the rain

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I think my brain wants me to cry, let me just walk you through the little scenario I just thought up against my will

During a gathering, Will's shooting at some dummies and absolutely killing it. Then, one of the other rangers gives him a challenge. They took one of the dummies and set it up a good while away, and told him to keep shooting at the other ones, but when he yells "switch," Will goes and shoots at the dummy before quickly switching back to the other ones. Will gladly accepts, of course, he loves challenges like that

So, he continues shooting at the dummies. Eventually, the other ranger yells to switch, and he does. He hits the dummy straight in the neck and immediately goes back to shooting like he was before with just as good accuracy. And he's like a 3rd year or something at this point, so a bunch of rangers that were nearby started congratulating him, highlighting how impressive that was for his age.

Unsure how to handle the praise, he looked to Halt, leaning on a stump nearby. Crowley's standing next to him, giving short bits of praise, yelling a little so that Will can hear. Halt meets Wills eyes, his face as neutral as ever. All he gives is a slight nod upwards, but Will knows exactly what he means. His face lights up, and he turns back to the rest of the rangers, gladly accepting praise and even teasing one or two.

As soon as he turns, though, Halts' face softens. Every part of his body language softens, actually. Crowley turns and comments on how Will immediately looked to him on what to do, how he started beaming at the slightest hint of approval from him, how adorable it all was. Halt just nods slightly and gives a small grunt of agreement. Crowley stays there for a second, looking into Halts eyes as he stares at his kid, having fun and challenging the other rangers to a competition of sorts. And then, softly, Halt speaks

"I'm so proud of him"

And that's all he says before walking away to continue some work he had left behind to watch Will.

That's all he needed to say.

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I'm currently in a return of the rangers apprentice hyperfixation/phase/whateveracallit and yknow what I would love if somebody would write? Because I haven't found any? So if you see them then give me the link please? Bit if you don't somebody needs to write this? I need a fanfiction where like the rangers apprentice gang travels to Skandia to visit or something and they meet the Herons and stuff. It should include:

- Gilan being there and being very happy to see his friends

- Erik being proud of Hal and Will both and bragging about them both

- Halt and Thorn being besties

- Kloof

- Lydia impressing Halt

- Stig impressing everybody

- All the Herons impressing all the Araluens and vice versa

- Karina being an Araluen and former slave because that isn't talked about enough

- casual mention of "-oh the peace treaty with the Temujai" "IM SORRY WHAT? HOW?" "How do you think" (Hal of course)

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Edvin once truly lost his temper with the crew.

No one, Thorn included, dared look him in the eyes until he'd exhausted his litany of curses, sighed, apologized, and asked what they wanted for dinner.

Edvin is the scariest of them all.

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Feeling nostalgic

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Thought of this two days ago and haven’t stopped, now you can share in my pain.

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Canon Things I think people forget too much

Halt never, ever goes by Halt O'Carrick.

Redmont was the only fief we know of with an established Ward.

Most of the Diplomatic Corps is comprised of men--Pauline DuLacey's contributions at Redmont are the exception, not the rule.

Will is canonically stated to be a better ranger and better shot than Halt by the time he's established with his silver oakleaf.

Feel free to add more!!

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ingvar chronic pain fic. who's interested

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This line implies that Gilan has a history of sleepwalking and I for one LOVE the idea of that

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Boat (tm)

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