#scarsdale

A tilt of his head, "Do you really think cutting off ties to folks you care about makes bad people any less likely to do bad things to that those folks? Zara, you're seeing all the bad that can happen no matter what. But that doesn't mean no good can happen, or that the bad is sure to happen."

August nods agreement to Earl.

WITH Earl.

"I..." She falters, looking between the two of them.

He lifts his eyebrows, waiting, encouraging.

Patiently, he offers a hand but does not take hers, just offers.

"I should tell hirim. And just... "

"Tell him to keep an eye on the bookwyrm egg while you make your decision?"

"What decision? Telling him is..."

"Would you go with me?"

"Of course," He says.

"Bookwyrm egg?" He grins. "I've read about those."

"Earl has one! I have so many books, we thought my room would be best for nurturing it..."

He turns to Earl "Wow, that's really...." and catches a glance "Oh, ah... "

"Maybe.... wait, maybe if Master Hirim had something else, something really important going on to ... well, distract him?"

A smile, "I don't think there's a painting wyrm, so I think he or she is going to end up bonding more with Zara anyway."

"You don't think he should know?"

August shifts uncomfortably. "Well... when you tell him, I think it's likely he's going to be very... excited."

"And I thought if maybe there was something else to focus on .... "

Zara shrinks and nods. "Angry, yes."

"Or is that a dumb idea?"

"Locked up in the house."

"He's not going to be angry at -you,- Zara."

"August is right about that, Hirim loves you, and he blows up, but it's not you who he wishes he could explode on."

"So - you are thinking, tell him about the necklace... that he should be... that Mama and Papa might need..."

"Would that work?" Interested "Would be focus on them instead of you?"

"Hirim would be a pretty good guardian for your mama and poppa" He says thinking it over.

"He's mama's brother."

A nod "Up to you, Zara, but August maybe onto something here. "

"And Papa can see fae... but if Hehe understands that they need help, maybe... maybe?"

"Maybe," A nod.

"...the other prophecy was about a weapon, too..."

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"Can I see what August handed you? I get curious too."

She hands the packet over. "The one about Miriam. That she would make a weapon..."

He reads it carefully, and nods A low whistle "Legion of pigs?" A thought "Ice would say someone was organizing the cops"

"Drowned king? I feel like I should recognize that..."

"Liams have great records, and you're the best Soothsayer of wilder age I know. We'll learn some more as it unfolds. Mmm"

"Aye. Soothsaying is usually symbolic..."

"But with... with this Paler's "Shadow Family" and this, and... and the idea that a nocker would make a weapon, too..."

"Spiral something about that tainted blood in our soil evoked a spiral too" he reads "Prodigal stuff I think, but that may not be what's about"

"Prodigals? I've hear that the Balor have ties..."

"Clem talked to a wizard, learned a bit more from Emmit. There are 'bad ' werewolves, worse than the usual. But I could read more. They're called Black Spiral Dancers. T hey're sick in the head. So a lot like Balor I guess, only for werewolves."

August gives a full-body shiver. "What made me concerned was the talk in that fragment about a paler horse, and a paler pater.

"

"Although... werewolves...."

"And Paler IS a pater..."

"Not just me. There are others."

"Yeah," A frown

"That's why I copied it... others? Wait, a red child, a chosen one...."