"They want us to learn magic. Lots of classes, in the castle, at all hours. You might also find yourself able to do a few things you weren't taught." He decides that Iggy seems easily rattled, and elects not to demonstrate his own surprising, untutored abilities. The horses themselves are rattled enough that they probably wouldn't appreciate wolves or balls of fire. And Jon... well, to him it's madness, but madness that has its uses.
"They won't turn us out." He might say, The problem is rather the opposite, or he might say, They keep us under close guard, or We are a prize they will not loose easily. None of those seems wise where it might be overheard; neither did Istredd's talk of hostages. So he finishes, "They seem eager to see that we're protected."
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"They want us to learn magic. Lots of classes, in the castle, at all hours. You might also find yourself able to do a few things you weren't taught." He decides that Iggy seems easily rattled, and elects not to demonstrate his own surprising, untutored abilities. The horses themselves are rattled enough that they probably wouldn't appreciate wolves or balls of fire. And Jon... well, to him it's madness, but madness that has its uses.
"They won't turn us out." He might say, The problem is rather the opposite, or he might say, They keep us under close guard, or We are a prize they will not loose easily. None of those seems wise where it might be overheard; neither did Istredd's talk of hostages. So he finishes, "They seem eager to see that we're protected."