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I am guessing August's 'court face" was when he made the connection

YEP.

And he didn't tell her

Nope. He almost blurted it out but... he IS making progress.

true

to be fair: he IS somewhere safe

Relatively, pardon the pun.

heh

And pardon the other word-play-fun. *G*

Zara-Pooh. Sounds like a character from the Mikado.

I think August might have a glimmer of why Zara hides so much

I mean, beyond just "sluagh"

Well, this would be 'relatively' recent behavior....

well, Paler eats at her - she doesn't talk about it that much, but it's a constant worry.

It's draining.

So true!

And, yes, she decided she couldn't bear hiding in a tower

Between us, I have to wait till the tower assault is done to move forward with Paler.

but... she also hates exposing others to risk, and Paler has shown no compunction against striking at her loved ones to get at her

yup

And, nothing to say Paler wouldn't strike at them ANYWAY if she were gone.

Yup

She has considered that, too

So she wavers - she thinks she can protect them by staying, maybe

But there's still a bit of the mouse Zara, the one that thinks the best thing she could do to protect them all is go away or give up. He wants her, not them.

And isn't it selfish to want her library and her friends and her family?

Which, ironically, is probably the same line of thinking that has Miriam 20,000 leagues into the Dreaming.

Lil bit? *G*

well, Zara has theories.

Another is "Seeing Zara reminds Miriam of her enslavement and lost youth, and causes her pain"

...I am also trying to recall what Cora knows

Well, yes. That's part of it too. People rarely have ONE motive.

Agreed

I specifically try to keep August from discussing Zara's info with Coradel. He knows she loves her secrets and he tries to keep them.

And Zara feels far too responsible for what happened to Miriam

Especially that her existence causes Miriam pain.

But it's -good- pain.

And her existence threatens her friends.

Sluagh would understand, I think. *G*

-Paler- threatens her friends.

Intellectually, she knows that. But emotionally? She's carrying that weight.

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