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Etty catalogues and indexes the library of magic.
Since she has not had luck finding Astgabels or anyone who can direct her to it by flying in slightly different directions each day and asking random people, she stops trying, and instead tries to come up with ways to rejigger the available divination spells into producing a compass direction for her to follow. Or maybe she can come up with some variant on the food-generation spell that would be practical for a long trip, and bring Nona with her, and then they could be gone for days looking farther afield than she can get in half a day's flight.
Eventually she finds a spell that is not exactly right, but might be close enough, and she shows it to Nona.
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Etty is at home.
The orchard is the same and the lake is the same. The castle has been remodeled; it is no longer somber dark stone, but instead made of cheerfully diverse varieties of opal.
Etty is sitting with her father in the parlor.
The orchard is the same and the lake is the same. The castle has been remodeled; it is no longer somber dark stone, but instead made of cheerfully diverse varieties of opal.
Etty is sitting with her father in the parlor.
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Hug.
"He was Downside, once Lake was added to it."
Carl shifts in his chair, peering at Nona and Etty out of the corner of his eye.
"He was Downside, once Lake was added to it."
Carl shifts in his chair, peering at Nona and Etty out of the corner of his eye.
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"Hello! I'm glad you're not dead anymore!" says Nona. She has her aura out; it says he is not allowed any closer than a foot or so.
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He doesn't appear to have any desire to approach her. "Thank you. You're... Nona?"
"This is Nona," agrees Etty. "...I hope you understand."
Carl doesn't answer right away.
"This is Nona," agrees Etty. "...I hope you understand."
Carl doesn't answer right away.
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[I'm not sure if you will like to be here for the rest of this conversation. He's not taking the thing about me only liking women as badly as I feared but not as well as - say - Glass's parents.]
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Etty tries to apologize, but Nona has apparently left the world.
She continues talking gently to her father.
She continues talking gently to her father.
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Nona is back with the pile of Jokers. She snuggles them. They snuggle back.
It is nice. She likes being part of a deck. All these people - they understand. They are her and she is them, even though the details may vary.
And Queenie has the most comfortable lap in several universes.
It is nice. She likes being part of a deck. All these people - they understand. They are her and she is them, even though the details may vary.
And Queenie has the most comfortable lap in several universes.
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