After I go to sleep, I won't be able to use any of my powers. I will not be able to read your mind anymore."
"Why must you do this to yourself, Great River?" the Shaman asked.
"Just, River, please. I must do this because Indious has access to my mind, especially when I use my powers. The more I use them, the more he can see what I'm hiding. If I forget everything, the secrets I hide will remain hidden from him and his council. I will not even remember my name."
"You will be as a mardoc," Jonus said, thinking out loud.
"Sort of. Mardocs often begin remembering things as their minds become free." She grinned at him. "As you will. I promise."
She turned from him and looked at their companions. "You two might be better off leaving us. Members of Indious’s Council are coming here. I also do not know how my council will treat you. Jonus can protect me until they come." …show more content…
"And how do we know your council will not kill Jonus?"
"They cannot." River bit her lip and then cleared her throat. "I will not let them."
The Shaman added, "You will not remember anything; perhaps even how to speak if you truly will forget as a sleeper does."
She tilted her head and folded her arms. "I will learn their new language pretty quickly, and I will make it clear to them they must not harm Jonus. The Hethgoes should have told my council what a great focus is to a mardoc. They should be able to understand why he needs to stay with me. Still, I cannot guarantee they will treat three mardocs as kindly as one."
“Hethgoes?” Jonus asked.
River frowned. “You have forgotten much.” A half-smile replaced the frown as soon as she noticed him watching. “At least you asked out loud this time. Hethgoes are people who can read Fire Letters, like
"Why must you do this to yourself, Great River?" the Shaman asked.
"Just, River, please. I must do this because Indious has access to my mind, especially when I use my powers. The more I use them, the more he can see what I'm hiding. If I forget everything, the secrets I hide will remain hidden from him and his council. I will not even remember my name."
"You will be as a mardoc," Jonus said, thinking out loud.
"Sort of. Mardocs often begin remembering things as their minds become free." She grinned at him. "As you will. I promise."
She turned from him and looked at their companions. "You two might be better off leaving us. Members of Indious’s Council are coming here. I also do not know how my council will treat you. Jonus can protect me until they come." …show more content…
"And how do we know your council will not kill Jonus?"
"They cannot." River bit her lip and then cleared her throat. "I will not let them."
The Shaman added, "You will not remember anything; perhaps even how to speak if you truly will forget as a sleeper does."
She tilted her head and folded her arms. "I will learn their new language pretty quickly, and I will make it clear to them they must not harm Jonus. The Hethgoes should have told my council what a great focus is to a mardoc. They should be able to understand why he needs to stay with me. Still, I cannot guarantee they will treat three mardocs as kindly as one."
“Hethgoes?” Jonus asked.
River frowned. “You have forgotten much.” A half-smile replaced the frown as soon as she noticed him watching. “At least you asked out loud this time. Hethgoes are people who can read Fire Letters, like