[Estinien's expression falls, his struggles momentarily stilling as he hears this exchange happen. He'd been worried that this condition was progressive, afraid that it would only become a blade to be used against his fellows with time. If the Regent is right... no, he can't possibly just take their word for it...
But if it were true, if it could take him entirely given the time...
The idea slowly sinks into him, and it's all he can do but to keep it from driving him towards despair. For a moment, he's almost glad that he's been forbidden to speak, his mouth held closed by the void of the Regent's creation.
He's not sure what he would say, even if he could.]
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But if it were true, if it could take him entirely given the time...
The idea slowly sinks into him, and it's all he can do but to keep it from driving him towards despair. For a moment, he's almost glad that he's been forbidden to speak, his mouth held closed by the void of the Regent's creation.
He's not sure what he would say, even if he could.]