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Ranara and her little daughter Azabel move to Urtho's Tower when the latter can say six words ("up", "mama", "milk", "no", "now", and "please") and hasn't started to walk yet. Ranara sets up to teach little children to read, ones who don't have evident Gifts yet - Ranara herself has Mindspeech, is all, with about a classroom's worth of range. Azabel sits in on classes, worn on her mother's back or later plopped in a corner with toys or, when she's only four, plopped in a corner with a book, younger than the other kids in the class. When Azabel has in fact sat through her mother's curriculum she is turned somewhat loose, to walk very carefully up and down and around the Tower, exploring.
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anticipating_night
:Me too:
When they've finished the books and the spells thereon the temple can have them back.
"Yes, go on." The priest smiles encouragingly at him.
small-and-alone
"If - I wanted to pass a message to the Eternal Flame about - whether They could support a temple order somewhere else - is that the sort of thing I could ask you or someone here to do -"
"Ooh - what a good question! Quite possibly. Where are you thinking of?"
small-and-alone
Ma'ar fidgets some more. "Predain. Not now, it's not urgent, but - I think the country could really benefit from the work your order does."
The priest nods, seriously. "Well, I cannot say for sure if the Eternal Flame can help, but the question is appreciated, and I would be happy to convey your prayer."
small-and-alone
"It really doesn't have to be now! I'm not going to be able to go back until I finish my studies."
"Mmm, I see. Do feel free to come speak to me again later, then."
small-and-alone
Ma'ar nods and smiles at him, a bit tensely, and then glances at Azabel.
He beams at them, bobbing his head. "You're very welcome! It means a lot, to see children being curious."
anticipating_night
"I'll let you know if we come up with more questions. Ma'ar, do you want to do the Gate home, I did the one here -"
small-and-alone
"Sure, I can do it." He smiles at the priest again, less nervously this time, and then steps outside and raises a Gate on the temple doorway.
The priest watches and claps his hands in glee.
small-and-alone
And then they're back at Urtho's Tower, and Ma'ar takes down his Gate and sags slightly in relief.
small-and-alone
"- Was it that obvious?" He scowls at nothing in particular. "I was trying not to show it."
anticipating_night
"It's more conspicuous by the absence, the priest probably didn't notice anything. Are you okay?"
small-and-alone
"Mmm, I'm - fine. I think. It was stressful but I don't think it went badly?"
small-and-alone
"I think I still have a good impression of the Eternal Flame's temple in particular."
anticipating_night
"They seem cool. I don't think it would especially benefit anything for either of us to start showing up to services but maybe they can start a Predain mission."
