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She does what she can. In quiet hours and fragmented conversations, she becomes an unconventional counselor to the would-be queen. | She does what she can. In quiet hours and fragmented conversations, she becomes an unconventional counselor to the would-be queen. | ||
When the first fragile attempts at rebuilding society run afoul of the Long Unquiet Night, then the discovery of the [[The Traveler|Traveler]] and the [[Fallen]], and then inevitably turn to riot and desertion, Nasan goes to Mara again to pledge her services. "Let me go after them," she begs, not a day after the proclamation that they all hear in their skulls instead of their ears. "I don't mean to change their minds or convince them to come back. I just—" | When the first fragile attempts at rebuilding society run afoul of the [[Long Unquiet Night]], then the discovery of the [[The Traveler|Traveler]] and the [[Fallen]], and then inevitably turn to riot and desertion, Nasan goes to Mara again to pledge her services. "Let me go after them," she begs, not a day after the proclamation that they all hear in their skulls instead of their ears. "I don't mean to change their minds or convince them to come back. I just—" | ||
"Then what DO you mean to do?" Sjur asks curiously. Mara watches her with ageless patience, waiting for her to find the words. | "Then what DO you mean to do?" Sjur asks curiously. Mara watches her with ageless patience, waiting for her to find the words. |