...all right, I think I might forgive you for comparing me to him, before.
[he manages a little faint amusement at that, shaking his head.]
A spectator and recorder-- you're a form of author in your own right.
[not for the first time so far, he wishes they weren't having this conversation now. he's going to have so many questions; there's a lot he knows he'd have liked to talk about, just from this much.]
no subject
[wow, that conversation feels like ages ago...]
`The Bookman is a spectator to history, and its chronicler. He records the secret history of the world and passes it on to future generations.`
We're all part of a bigger clan, but the rest of us exist to support the current Bookman. I was supposed to take over his job.
no subject
[he manages a little faint amusement at that, shaking his head.]
A spectator and recorder-- you're a form of author in your own right.
[not for the first time so far, he wishes they weren't having this conversation now. he's going to have so many questions; there's a lot he knows he'd have liked to talk about, just from this much.]