"Who's Yuna?"

Auron glanced up warily from the whetstone. The questioner proved to be a sullen-looking teen watching him with arms folded.

"Lord Braska's daughter," he grunted.

The girl sniffed. "Lord Braska is a bad Summoner."

"Excuse me?" Auron gave the waif a dour look.

The girl lifted a shoulder and let it fall. "Leaving her behind."

Auron shrugged. "If he brings the Calm, she'll be safe. So will many other little girls."

"Lucky them," Lulu said bluntly, turning away. "I'll look out for Yuna." Expression hooded, the youngster stalked off.

Childhood, Auron thought sourly. There's another who skipped it.

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A/N: These are drabbles (100 words exactly) or short pieces written at different times for various writing prompts and challenges, all exploring what might have happened if Auron had allowed himself, at least for a little while, to be added to Lulu's "list". I've arranged the first 30 roughly in order of the game's storyline; after that, I will be adding new ones as they come to me.