[ Kettara shrugs. She's not ashamed of that, precisely. It was important to know all that she could. ]
He said he would not stop me from learning, though he believed it would lead to ruin. It did, in the end.
[ Even now, knowing he was right, it still hurts that Muln hadn't listened to her. But it was for the best, Kettara reminds herself. Her teacher was wise and she was not. ]
The stranger, Shotoa, said he had gone into a deep meditation and listened to the elemental spirits, and in that meditation they had told him secrets that would quiet the others. He was mad, of course, but I did not see it. Master Muln, my teacher, did not trust him. But I wanted to listen.
[ She shakes her head again. ]
It was our duty to maintain balance between the elemental spirits, but they would not be quelled. The clans under our protection were suffering. Many died and we could not save them. All our strength, our devotion, meant nothing. And then Shotoa came and the elements obeyed him. I said we should listen to Shotota, just listen. See if there was any merit to what he offered. The masters refused, so we - the students - we left.
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[ Kettara shrugs. She's not ashamed of that, precisely. It was important to know all that she could. ]
He said he would not stop me from learning, though he believed it would lead to ruin. It did, in the end.
[ Even now, knowing he was right, it still hurts that Muln hadn't listened to her. But it was for the best, Kettara reminds herself. Her teacher was wise and she was not. ]
The stranger, Shotoa, said he had gone into a deep meditation and listened to the elemental spirits, and in that meditation they had told him secrets that would quiet the others. He was mad, of course, but I did not see it. Master Muln, my teacher, did not trust him. But I wanted to listen.
[ She shakes her head again. ]
It was our duty to maintain balance between the elemental spirits, but they would not be quelled. The clans under our protection were suffering. Many died and we could not save them. All our strength, our devotion, meant nothing. And then Shotoa came and the elements obeyed him. I said we should listen to Shotota, just listen. See if there was any merit to what he offered. The masters refused, so we - the students - we left.