Will you keep me updated should that change? I should like very much to know if the ability returns, given that you're one of the few returning Rifters in our company. To my knowledge, anyway.
[She skips the contents of her survey then, mentally marking off various questions answered succinctly by 'Nothing similar to magic in the Thedosian sense at all'--]
Had you had any trouble with it at all? Your anchor, I mean. Before you left. Any adverse effects such as intense pain or anything like it. I have heard they are quite dangerous and ought to be treated cautiously when placed anywhere but an extremity, but we've seen little evidence of anything...mortal, let us say? In recent years.
Yeah, totally, I'll let you know, [to the first question].
Um, let's see. It'd ache, somemtimes. But I wasn't experiencing any of the more serious symptoms I've heard about. And saw, when Sina was in her last days, though I didn't know her well enough to be privy to the details. I did have the blood plague, but since Templars were affected too and as far as I remember native shard-bearers weren't, I think that had more to do with Rifters' general nature than the actual anchor shard.
Oh! [Given the grim subject matter in question—anchor poisonings, death, blood plagues—, is it somewhat uncouth for her to brighten so considerably? She certainly doesn't seem to think twice about propriety, all sunshine and keen interest when she asks:]
Would you be so kind as to review the blood plague with me? I have read various accounts of the thing, but it was entirely before my time and the scholarship is—limited, let us say. Mister Fitz and I—he is no longer with us, I'm afraid—have been conducting research on the nature of Rifters, of which this survey is naturally a part, and there are so few rifters in residence still here who experienced the thing directly.
[Unsaid: she would feel strange interrogating Madame de Cedoux or the Provost on the subject now. But here! This is a perfect opportunity to ask all the questions that might occur to her.]
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Will you keep me updated should that change? I should like very much to know if the ability returns, given that you're one of the few returning Rifters in our company. To my knowledge, anyway.
[She skips the contents of her survey then, mentally marking off various questions answered succinctly by 'Nothing similar to magic in the Thedosian sense at all'--]
Had you had any trouble with it at all? Your anchor, I mean. Before you left. Any adverse effects such as intense pain or anything like it. I have heard they are quite dangerous and ought to be treated cautiously when placed anywhere but an extremity, but we've seen little evidence of anything...mortal, let us say? In recent years.
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Um, let's see. It'd ache, somemtimes. But I wasn't experiencing any of the more serious symptoms I've heard about. And saw, when Sina was in her last days, though I didn't know her well enough to be privy to the details. I did have the blood plague, but since Templars were affected too and as far as I remember native shard-bearers weren't, I think that had more to do with Rifters' general nature than the actual anchor shard.
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Would you be so kind as to review the blood plague with me? I have read various accounts of the thing, but it was entirely before my time and the scholarship is—limited, let us say. Mister Fitz and I—he is no longer with us, I'm afraid—have been conducting research on the nature of Rifters, of which this survey is naturally a part, and there are so few rifters in residence still here who experienced the thing directly.
[Unsaid: she would feel strange interrogating Madame de Cedoux or the Provost on the subject now. But here! This is a perfect opportunity to ask all the questions that might occur to her.]