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CASPAR
After talking to Asher, I stayed near my cave for a few days. I had no money for the diner, so I lived off the land, perhaps staying in my bear form more than was healthy for my mental state.
Make them trust you the way you made me trust you, Asher had said. Be yourself; be helpful.
What did that mean, though? I had been able to be helpful because I could see the future. With that blocked, how was I supposed to help these kids?
I'd been meditating a lot, stretching my sight as far as it could go. With the world at large, with anyone in the town other than Theo and the kids, my sight was normal. I could see the million branching pathways toward an infinite number of futures, both with pain and joy. If I stretched my mind toward the pack, my vision was spotty. Sometimes I could
