[It doesn’t come as a surprise to Liem to learn that Howl spent much of his time in this new place studying the peculiarities of its magic. What kind of self-proclaimed wizard would he be if he hadn’t, really? He’s never known a practitioner of the arcane who didn’t dedicate most of their waking hours to their own curiosity.]
Her manner is very different, [he agrees.
First of all, the Regent had never personally sat Liem down and served him tea. Actually, he can’t remember any of his seniors taking that kind of time for him since he was still a youth. He’s not sure how he feels about the comparison now.]
Can I ask you something, Howl? Do you trust her? When she does make demands of us, will you meet them? Coming from Horos, from the Regent’s domain, as you have.
[He recalls asking a similar question of the wizard when he first arrived at the Citadel. He also remembers that Howl had said yes, after a fashion, so perhaps Liem shouldn’t be giving his opinion too much weight. The problem is, he doesn’t have many other people to ask.]
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Her manner is very different, [he agrees.
First of all, the Regent had never personally sat Liem down and served him tea. Actually, he can’t remember any of his seniors taking that kind of time for him since he was still a youth. He’s not sure how he feels about the comparison now.]
Can I ask you something, Howl? Do you trust her? When she does make demands of us, will you meet them? Coming from Horos, from the Regent’s domain, as you have.
[He recalls asking a similar question of the wizard when he first arrived at the Citadel. He also remembers that Howl had said yes, after a fashion, so perhaps Liem shouldn’t be giving his opinion too much weight. The problem is, he doesn’t have many other people to ask.]