Dragoncrest Cliffs intervention

The bones will let you know if you have overused them, Sialuk said. I have found the answers to become muddled if I ask many at once. Asking the right question was just as important as reading the answer. A question too vague or too specific would throw the whole thing off, leaving the reader with nothing but a worthless pile of bones. The Ostrega herself typically waited at least a day or two between larger questions, though smaller ones could be asked quickly and with less thought.

She imagined Sobeille would come to learn these things herself as she practiced. She would find ways that made her gnarled antler work for her in the way that she wished, and the two would form a bond over time, much as Sialuk had done with her own assortment of small bones.