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I think you're turning into a tree," said Reven. "Forsooth, you see what the trees see. You'll be spouting leaves next.
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I kind of think she has a point," said Wendell. "Really".
"Oh, shut up. You think everyone has a point," said Jinx.
"Well, they do," said Wendell equably.
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Iβm scraped and bruised from the fall, muscles tight and sore, but Iβm alive and Iβm free, Iβm free, Iβm freeβ
Suddenly, something steps out from behind the statue and slams into me.
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That troll was my stepfather," Jinx said.
He saw Reven and Elfwyn exchange a glance.
"I think you hit your head pretty hard when you fell" said Elfwyn. "Maybe you should lie back down.
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you're afraid?"
"Of course not!"
"Good" Reven slapped him in the back. "Faint heart, never win fair lady!"
"Dead heart never won fair lady either," Jinx said.
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That's him," said Berthold. "Cut my arm off. With an ax"
Sneep turned to Jinx. "That true?"
"Yes," said Jinx. "But he--"
"Guilty," said Sneep.
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You'd rather not say. You humans like to think that evil is something outside of you, don't you? But evil is right... Here..." she pointed.
"In my stomach?" Said Jinx
She flickered blue in annoyance. "In your heart".
"That's my stomach.
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Wendell, tell Jinx how wrong he is," said Elfwyn.
"Sure," Wendell turned to Jinx. "You're wrong man."
"No, wait," said Jinx
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Now, get on it," said Jinx
"Get on it? Are you crazy? You think I trust your levitation skills?"
"You shouldn't say stuff like that, it undermines my confidence," said Jinx.
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I know I can't levitate my own weight at this height," said Simon.
"You can't if you think you can't," said Jinx. Without meaning to, he blinked, and the plank dropped several feet. He levitated again.
"That was certainly confidence inspiring," said Simon.
"I blinked
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On his good days, he tried to teach me everything he knew."
"What about his bad days?"
"On his bad days, he generally thought he was an onion."
"That's awful."
"No, it's not. What was awful was when he thought he was a potato masher."
"Oh.
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He always said to me, 'Mildred, one day this will all be yours.'" Simon made a wide gesture, encompassing books, cats, and the door to Samara.
"Er, he called you Mildred?"
"Often as not"
"Maybe he really meant to leave everything to Mildred," said Jinx
"If she ever shows up, we'll talk," said Simon. "But I think she may have been a dog he once had.
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How long does it take to make scholar?"
"Varies" said Wendell. "But only one in ten make it."
"One in ten?"
"Well yeah, but you'll make it. I can tell you're smart. Most of my roommates have been smart. In fact all of my roommates have gotten through." Wendell smiled like he didn't mind this, and there was an orange puff of hurt that said he minded it very much.
"All your roommates? How long have you been here?" Said Jinx.
"Four years
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That's the only one left. That nice old wizard who used to live there---"
"Egbert the Onion?"
"Even when he thought he was an onion, he was a very kind onion," said Sophie.
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What are you doing? Stop it!" Elfwyn cried, and the hitting ceased abruptly. "How dare to hit Jinx? He's younger than you, and littler, and-"
"Hey," Jinx interrupted, before this description of him could get any worse. "I hit him first!"
"That's true, my lady" said Reven fairly. "He did.
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And I Reven, your faithful servant, fair maiden"
Elfwyn beamed at Reven.
"He's a robber". Said Jinx
"And this is my stout companion, Jinx" said Reven.
"I'm one of the people he's robbed" said Jinx.
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