Silverlight Terrace reduced to nothing

she corrects him and ingram's brow furrows as he tries to contemplate how she 'reads' them. his bones are a way to channel the voices of the past commanders, clarifying what would otherwise be a cacophony of indecipherable, overwhelming noise; perhaps this is so because wanlida's voice is his internal monologue: the one he turns to to guidance without bones.

but in truth, ingram didn't care enough to pick it apart.

it was the way it was and that was good enough for him.

raven? ingram questions. i have no raven. he draws in a breath. i have heard the voices of the past commanders for as long as i can remember...the bones help to channel them. he explains though she has not, expressly, asked.