"I'm glad the bells have come," Sabriel says. "Most Abhorsens before me worked with their successors, sometimes for many years, as I hope we will work together. According to Mogget, my father trained with his aunt for nearly a decade. I have often wished I had had the same opportunity."
Mogget again, of course. She misses him oddly when he's in his deep sleep periods.
And worries for the future, knowing that some day he will break free again, and be as he is in the bar. Not that he's uncontrolled or even entirely unpleasant, there -- it's wondering how that robs her of sleep at night.
She hesitates, then continues on. Sameth is so young - but he must understand how urgently he is needed.
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Date: 2010-04-18 09:57 pm (UTC)Mogget again, of course. She misses him oddly when he's in his deep sleep periods.
And worries for the future, knowing that some day he will break free again, and be as he is in the bar. Not that he's uncontrolled or even entirely unpleasant, there -- it's wondering how that robs her of sleep at night.
She hesitates, then continues on. Sameth is so young - but he must understand how urgently he is needed.
"To tell the truth, I will need your help, Sam."