So he lost something when he came here. But had he gained anything? You feel like that ought to be part of the answer, but he's already proven to be very frugal with information and you do not want to push too hard. Oracle isn't a term you're familiar with, either, and you would very much like to know what magic he lost, and what the items were, and why they mattered, and-
Well. Maybe this isn't such a good plan after all.
The man, in turn, certainly starts with a difficult request. Earliest memory. You tilt your head in studious thought, clearly working hard to nail down the answer to this question. Earliest thing you currently remember? Earliest impression of memory, without distinct definitions? Earliest thing you know you know?
The answer is the same in every case, you suppose. "My sister. Oia'i'o."
The uneasiness is back, and you let your mud drop back to the ground, looking around in the darkening woods. Which, for clarification, you are certainly not afraid of. "Can I ask you more another time, maybe? I... I wanna write 'em down. An' maybe you can tell me the rules. So I don' mess up again."
Well. Maybe this isn't such a good plan after all.
The man, in turn, certainly starts with a difficult request. Earliest memory. You tilt your head in studious thought, clearly working hard to nail down the answer to this question. Earliest thing you currently remember? Earliest impression of memory, without distinct definitions? Earliest thing you know you know?
The answer is the same in every case, you suppose. "My sister. Oia'i'o."
The uneasiness is back, and you let your mud drop back to the ground, looking around in the darkening woods. Which, for clarification, you are certainly not afraid of. "Can I ask you more another time, maybe? I... I wanna write 'em down. An' maybe you can tell me the rules. So I don' mess up again."
there's no time to be bored
in a world as beautiful as this
in a world as beautiful as this
