2206 : Window Onto A New World
XIV. Silent Talking
come by ! However, while part of her wanted out, she knew she couldn't simply give up at that stage. How sorely had she learned the consequences ! She was too well aware that she would merely have to begin anew and eventually confront a similar challenge in a different context. Trying to figure out how to escape her plight was pointless. Ultimately, forward was the quickest and most efficient road. And the status quo wasn't an option. She had to resume going forward. Again. The environmentalist started to focus on her breathing, hoping the tenacious uncertainties would subside. She knew she just needed to find a satisfying interpretation of her circumstances, one positive perspective that would allow her to pursue the project, one sufficiently immediate incentive to counteract the ephemeral pessimism, and she would snap out of it. And strangely, that very same observation was all it took. She was clearly getting better at warding off the painful upshots of her passing faithless weaknesses, and that was invaluable by itself. Perhaps the promised rewards stayed distant, but at least her own growth was indisputable. She was obviously already profiting from the ordeal. As a matter of fact, her individual development was possibly the sole truly worthwhile goal after all, and in that respect, her progress was measurable. With that constatation, her cheerfulness was back, her head was rising, and her eyes were eager to meet those of her best friend.
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{ You got of it brilliantly ! Impressive ! You're improving even as we speak, do you see how far you've come ? } { Thanks Aeira ! I will help you convince the Councillors } { Bernard's powers of manifestation might be even stronger than mine } { I see, and the task is too important for them not to help you, I'm sure they'll understand } { You'll willingly collaborate, I am much grateful ! } { All the way or not at all ! } { Now you're concerned ? } { We have to do something about the Syndicate } { Them bureaucrats again ! I don't think we have any reason to fear them, or to do anything at this juncture } { Many disciples have reported being harassed by them recently, what if one of their agents successfully breaks one of our people ? } { I haven't seen any cause for concern coming from their direction, as long as no one from the Council is involved, they cannot do that much harm } { Yet they could acquire some of the powers } { The only powers within their reach are naturally available to all anyhow } { Apparently they don't know that } { Teaching some of them would only make matters worse, it would rapidly go out of hand } { In upholding the tradition we would be able to guide them } { Tradition is not universal rule, I don't believe it would be appropriate in this instance } { Let me see why not }
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Christopher Stewart