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"Tell me about Sieh, then, and that woman Yeine, you called her? You were afraid of the all his facets ashiver "You’re like aone subject to jued "I’m mortal I don’t have all the tiry anymore Neither was he, really I knew he still loveda hard day out on each other It was easy to fall into old habits

Madding sighed and leaned back against the bed’s headboard, resu his human form "It wasn’t fear"

"Looked like fear to me All of you were afraid, except that one with the mouth Lil"

He made a face "Lil isn’t capable of fear And it wasn’t fear It was just…" He shrugged, frowning "It’s hard to explain"

"Everything is with you"

He rolled his eyes "Yeine is… Well, she’s very young, as our kind goes I don’t knohat to think of her yet And Sieh, despite how he looks, is the oldest of us"

"Ah," I said, though I didn’t really understand That child had been older than Madding? And why had Sieh called the wo brother--"

"No, no, that doesn’t matter to us"

I frowned in confusion "What, then? Is he stronger than you?"

"Yes" Madding grimaced in consternation I had a h he did not change; just ination

"Because he’s older?"

"Partly, yes But also…" He trailed off

I groaned in frustration "I want to sleep tonight, Mad"

"I’es don’t have words for this He… lives true He is what he is You’ve heard that saying, haven’t you? It’s more than just words for us"