[ Possible, probable. It's the possible that has its hooks in her, though. An insidious word that will bleed her dry with the slow constant of a leaky faucet. ]
[ Sciel has no intention of being anything but forthright with the info. Jasnah may not yet know her well enough to know this: to know that, if she intends to wield their possible findings in some ill-advised way, she'll make it clear before she proceeds.
Even if she then decides to carry on in spite of any advice to the contrary. ]
i will. it's in all our best interest to share these sorts of things, i think.
[ And because she's come to trust the other woman's opinion, even if they occasionally disagree. ]
no subject
But reading it put so plainly. And from Sciel. Her frown deepens. Her first instinct is to dissuade her, but... ]
There is a vast chasm of difference between what's theoretically possible and what's probable.
no subject
[ Possible, probable. It's the possible that has its hooks in her, though. An insidious word that will bleed her dry with the slow constant of a leaky faucet. ]
i'll keep it in mind.
no subject
Anyway. ]
If you learn anything more from some other source, I trust you'll let me know.
[ Come talk to me before you do anything foolish. ]
no subject
Even if she then decides to carry on in spite of any advice to the contrary. ]
i will. it's in all our best interest to share these sorts of things, i think.
[ And because she's come to trust the other woman's opinion, even if they occasionally disagree. ]
we'll talk soon.
no subject
[ On the book and its annotations. And that must be something akin to a farewell for Jasnah, because she doesn't reply again. ]