Yes. Preparing her perch, setting out offerings before the Night falls, these are things we can do beforehand, without risk, the dragon agreed, snorting a misty plume as a wave washed over his nose. With so many other things to do, I know it's hard to find the time but... we should try. Last year we built the perch, but hardly anyone left offerings. Not like the year before. This year we should try and encourage people to do that again. A notice on the Board, maybe? Now that people knew the Bird might come, but that her arrival wasn't something they could just assume.
Last year... the year before... all the years before, the dragon said with a sigh. The Valairs and Emmett's family didn't leave their homes, and still the demons found a way in to slaughter them. We aren't that much safer inside than out, when it comes down to it. Somehow we need to get as many people as are willing to go through the portals for the week. Maybe Amalia can compel a bear to carry Rory through one, he joked weakly. Any of us with divine tasks might consider that... spending part of the week in Torchline or Halo, or even the Greatwood, and only entering the Hollowed Grounds to complete our given tasks, using the portals to avoid opening doors this year.
Last year... the year before... all the years before, the dragon said with a sigh. The Valairs and Emmett's family didn't leave their homes, and still the demons found a way in to slaughter them. We aren't that much safer inside than out, when it comes down to it. Somehow we need to get as many people as are willing to go through the portals for the week. Maybe Amalia can compel a bear to carry Rory through one, he joked weakly. Any of us with divine tasks might consider that... spending part of the week in Torchline or Halo, or even the Greatwood, and only entering the Hollowed Grounds to complete our given tasks, using the portals to avoid opening doors this year.
