The Sentinels i would die for her, i would kill for her; either way, what bliss

she repeated what he had said, but it was a question -- a plea -- a want. lasher hesitated, for he felt truly that he had nothing to offer -- in truth, taltos was afraid to speak, to tell her all that he knew, to teach her. what if he led her astray? she already carried dark ideas within her, though she herself was a being of light. he could never forgive himself if he spoke and tainted her magick in some way.

and so he said nothing of it. "i know very little, my child," the druid lied, and it caused him no small amount of pain, but it was better this way, better that she grow up believing he knew nothing rather than be betrayed by the knowledge that he did, and simply would not tell her.