18: Sseschni

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The days pass. We wait for me to heal. Anhilde studies the grimoire, copying the most useful patterns onto smaller leaves of old bark that can be cached away. She is like a squirrel preparing for winter. I try to help her when I can, though I'm not always sure what the point is. I believe it is what my mother calls sky-speaking.

It gives me something to do.

I grow a little, and hope they don't notice.  

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