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"My mountain is quite well, thank you, Evumeimei" Luvo turned his head-lump to Jayat "Youaddressed by a rock does take getting used to

"I’m Jayatin Holly Mostly people call me Jayat" He bowed to Luvo I kneas to Luvo because I’m not the sort of person people bow to If they think I ae it quickly

"I will call you Jayatin, then That is ," Luvo said

"Luvo doesn’t usually like short nas so Luvo won’t try to So side "He always calls me Evumeimei, which is the full form of my first name"

"So, Evvy, which dedicate are you apprenticed to?" Jayat asked "Rosethorn, or Myrrhtide?"

I shook htCircle just now She and I are used to long trips together What kind of ic do you have?"

"Just the kind that’s done with charh for Starns, but that’s all You won’t see the likes ofCircle I could no more hear the voices in nature than I can fly I don’t kno you naturalstones or plants or water talking to , it’s not naturalCircle learning "Not everyone’s s in nature, you know My foster- And there are a and s that are made"

Jayat chuckled "Excuse my error, O oue out at hi better about this trip It looked like I had a new friend asn’t all serious and terown-ups I traveled with Rosethorn is fun in her crackly way, but dealing with strangers makes her cross And I knew Myrrhtide was a fusspot before eighed anchor Meeting Jayat was a big relief Oswin see as they rode together

"What were you doing in Yanjing?" Jayat asked

Luvo was explaining about Rosethorn’s and Briar’s trips to see new plants when I felt a wave co It was just like the one at sea The probleround It wouldn’t adjust towith a tiny mouth, Luvo can sound like a landslide in a sround I clung to ic darted into the earth to ride the wave in the stone as it raced toward us The wave roared under our feet, ap opened beside the road, sing a few trees before it closed Our people staggered, clutching their htened animals tried to escape Then the tremor was over

"Evvy?" Rosethorn ?

Luvo? I put my hand on his smooth, cool surface