‘Ah,’ he smiled, ‘you remind me of Karne now, wanting to understand everything immediately. Have you not learned that understanding is a slow growth and comes only in stages and when you are ready?’
‘I know... but... there is so little time...’ She meant until Maal was to die but she was sorry she had said this as soon as the words left her mouth. She could not help feeling, and Karne agreed with her, that Wardyke would not rest now until he had destroyed Maal. It was endangering his own position to allow someone to escape whom he had cursed.
Maal knew what she meant and looked thoughtful.
‘You are right. There is no time to waste. Come, sit with me and I will teach you things you need to know.’
‘About the carvings?’
‘The meaning of the carvings is only a small part of a greater whole
