’ Lise had to agree, knowing the old man, so that was the order of things, as upset as she was. ———————– They were ready to set out ...our days later, but on the third day as they were packing — during which period, Lise was certain that her brother’s most used word was ‘Non’ in what could be allowed and what would be excess, Jean-Luc was surprised to find that his young nephew was prepared to leave everything behind, but was adamant about bringing just a few implements along. ‘Grand-Père told. “No improvement,” he reported. “Still like a large, simple child. Actually, he may be getting worse? He needs more help with daily activities, like eating and dressing, than he did. I’d rather hoped to have Anders look at him again some day, but that seems unlikely if he’s in Kirkwall.”Nate stayed a few days, but the loneliness I could see on his face was there the entire time. Alistair and I – and the Wardens – did our best to keep him entertained, but he almost looked to be relieved to be. This was his plan, to make a place for us to be together more easily. Joy leapt in me, as it all made sense ... and as I felt the depth of his feelings for me... ... By design, the water in this place was shallow enough that I could lay in it without fear of drowning, more or less like a filled bathtub. Yet there was enough to keep the dolphin's skin wet, too ... drying out would have been painful for her. The idea was, we would have a place to meet in the middle, between our two worlds... .... . teaching...kit thingy they used to hand out to the kids." ...Garamond?" I asked cautiously, and watched her response."Hm? No, just some little... electrical switchboard thing. Learnedmore from it. Fixed some lights, made some toys. News reached thesisters, an' they brought me here." She took another sip. "Ehhnn...that's what I'm going to do with you." Uh... you want me to read?" No, no. Learn like I really learned: by doing. Books are nice forteachin', but... hands are better. Get.