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Think of Your Own Goat, Your Own Tent, Your Own Soul First

“It doesn’t make sense,” Taikie complained.  “Although everything connected to Humanic Aether seems like a bunch of – of philosophy – to me.”

Saydrie winced.  She was going to offend the Princess.  They didn’t want that, couldn’t afford that, or at least, he couldn’t.  He’d already gotten one royal woman angry with him, even if she hadhad…

Bow Today, Bow Tomorrow, But Always Stand Straight in the End

“Thank you, your Highness.”  Saydrie stood and bowed at the same time and somehow managed not to topple over.  The Calenyena had far too much bowing in their lives.

“Saydrie!”

He shifted, caught himself, and straightened up, barely managing not to knock over the chair and somehow dropping his bag and shoving a book off the table, all…

What Everyone Knows is most often not true

“I know that you have dinner soon, but perhaps you could spare  me a few moments? There is a table right over here,” she gestured. “And I promise you that I will make sure you’re still to dinner on time.”

Saydrie swallowed.  He didn’t really have a lot of choice.  What else was he going to do? “Of course, your Highness.”  He made another deep bow. “What…

What Causes Bad Aether?

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They each had a list.  Saydrie thought it was a little strange, but it had made both fo his teammates happy, so he had written it off as a Calenyena trait and taken his third of the list.

The questions were: Why do the Bitrani know about bad aether and the Calenyena don’t?

What causes bad aether?

Why do the Bitrani know about HUMANIC aether and the Calenyena don’t?

What…