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[elderspeaksfirst]

Kinship is such an uncertain blessing.

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[elderspeaksfirst]

You will certainly have their attention. [All the more reason to teach him well, that they may judge him as favorably as they can.]

Pruzah. Forgive my curiosity. I have taught mortals for many ages. How they use their knowledge is... gro morah, a matter of great interest.

[hamelinic]

[The words repeated, soft and mumbled, before he nod.] Have you found mortals to be quick studies?

[elderspeaksfirst]

Swifter than many dovahhe would expect. You are capable of much in the span of a few short years. Even so, merely learning the words... dahmaan kopraan, remembering their shape and sound, that is the easier part.

[hamelinic]

...and the... hard part's the meaning? The nuance?

[elderspeaksfirst]

Precisely. One may spend a lifetime in search of the deepest understanding. Such is the path of the Greybeards, the Way of the Voice. Hmh. Pogaan bovul miraad. ...Not all are prepared to follow so far.

[hamelinic]

But not an impossible task? If one promises to be a dedicated student?

[elderspeaksfirst]

[Again that hint of keen approval.]

No. Not at all impossible, for one with the will to learn. Mulaag ko zii. Do you believe yourself a match for it?

[hamelinic]

I do. I think I'd not have-- come so far if I were not equal to the task.

[elderspeaksfirst]

Good. Dein morah. Keep hold of that thought, and learn you shall.