84 [Voice]

[flameandpassion]

[There is a pause before the girl that was in a dozen pieces begins to speak. Her voice is quiet, free of the normal conviction and bravado that she would normally have in such a situation.]

Tell me where I'm needed.

[She has no right to call the shots when this is half her fault.]

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[flameandpassion]

I encouraged him.

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[imakefootnotes.livejournal.com]

He would have done it anyway.

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[flameandpassion]

I could have burned his research -- Bartimaeus, I can't seal that thing.

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[imakefootnotes.livejournal.com]

He'd probably have not forgiven you for ... well, years. He would have refused to believe he couldn't contain it. He summoned me at age twelve, he is pig-headed enough to try anything. [Without his usual boasting, it is just fact. Nathaniel was foolhardy when it came to his own intelligence and belief in his control]

I don't think I can either, but I can try.

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[flameandpassion]

Don't take it on alone.

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[imakefootnotes.livejournal.com]

Then back me up.

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[flameandpassion]

[She's silent for a long moment, stunned at the offer and trust, before she sucks in a breath.]

You never have to ask.

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[imakefootnotes.livejournal.com]

Tell me when you're ready. [the PCD shows the city whistling by beneath him and occasional glimpses of wing-tip and he appears to be nearing Nathaniel's current resting place.]

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[flameandpassion]

One hour. Hide his body and contact me.

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[imakefootnotes.livejournal.com]

One hour. [He starts to descend and when he touches down, he transforms into his preferred form and snatches up the PCD, stuffing it in his loincloth as he shuts off the feed]