The Sentinels A small break in time

deirdre herself had been napping, her chin resting upon her sisters withers. when The Giver moved she awoke immediately; she herself was aware of all changes, even the ones that might pass others by. her chin left the supportive shoulders of emaleth (though they still kept their contact) as she watched her mother make her exit. deirdre was quiet until her sister began to squall. then, of course, deirdre followed suit.

she matched emaleth's squalling with a true heartfelt passion; her sisters discomfort was her own, and it would never be had. even when the time of Forgetting came, deirdre knew that such a thing would remain true. deirdre would not quiet until her sister did, and soon her own plaintive note touched her tones. as it so happened, suddenly she, too, hungered.