Again the shift. Desdemona using Penric's mouth to speak doesn't have any special effects or anything; it could be replicated by a trained actor to a casual observer. But the energies within shift, the equivalent of a rider letting his horse pick the best path forward.
"Practice on my part. Penric is my eleventh rider. And that's why we need our power back, because I'm dumping chaos all around, including in him."
Des is sensitive to that. Several of her early riders died of tumors or other health conditions because she lacked control.
"And at this point, I couldn't; he's too strong willed. Even if I wanted to, which I don't."
"I don't know if I agree with that last one," Penric jumped in. "Des is the oldest demon either of us has heard about, I think she could. But we've had that disagreement before."
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Again the shift. Desdemona using Penric's mouth to speak doesn't have any special effects or anything; it could be replicated by a trained actor to a casual observer. But the energies within shift, the equivalent of a rider letting his horse pick the best path forward.
"Practice on my part. Penric is my eleventh rider. And that's why we need our power back, because I'm dumping chaos all around, including in him."
Des is sensitive to that. Several of her early riders died of tumors or other health conditions because she lacked control.
"And at this point, I couldn't; he's too strong willed. Even if I wanted to, which I don't."
"I don't know if I agree with that last one," Penric jumped in. "Des is the oldest demon either of us has heard about, I think she could. But we've had that disagreement before."