-Thinks about burningsight. Thinks about how Agnes’ identity was tied to being a goddess ever since she was born, until Gertrude was bound to her. Thinks about how Gertrude metaphorically tried to remove her compassion and humanity, but ended up as the cause for Agnes’ humanity. Thinks about how Agnes called her an anchor, “the thing tying her down and stopping her destiny”. Thinks about how Gertrude’s long life led Agnes to doubt her destiny. Thinks about how Gertrude SHOULD think of Agnes as another unfortunate incident, but she says her name so fondly when she mentioned her to Leitner. Thinks about-
“Agnes Montague and Gertrude Robinson only ever met once in their lives. Even if the Lightless Flame had allowed it, what would there have been to say? The bond between them, real as it was, was no one’s choice but the Web’s, and neither of them was keen to play its game any further than they had to.Their discussion was brief, and tinged with a melancholy, an awareness of mistakes, of their choices and duties and destinies. Neither of them smiled.” Thinks about-