"..Yes. Though...the last few have been particularly savage. I suppose I might just be older and more aware of it." While his parents had never been protective, he had been kept away from the monsters at least as a child, even if they were used as a constant deterrent from doing anything he wanted to. Don't read that book anymore or we'll throw you outside. If you don't finish your dinner we'll open your window tonight.
Hearing that Deepfrost would likely be alright in Torchline made Sam smile. As horrible as it was, he wasn't that concerned about Flowerbirth for the moment, since he and the Grounders would be gone by then...and besides, Torchline had to have ways in place to deal with it. "Right..have you got some people from Torchline helping you govern here? I presume they know how to deal with all the...floods, and so on."
