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Shar nods thoughtfully. "Now that's a thought. He does know about you. I suppose after traveling that far, he'd be happy to take lessons from anyone so as not to waste the journey. I'll mention it to Mica at dinner tonight. Well, I better get going... oh, and tell Tam if he can't find his flannel to send me a note. I think I have something up at the temple he could use... I have some velvet left over from some curtains we made for the altar."

Tam nods. "That sound like a fantastic idea, Kero. Please go and catch up to her and let her know I'd be happy to receive the velvet. Now if we can find that tiny bit of gold felt that I used to trim my vest last winter. I could give it wings like I said I would."

He catches up with her as she stops outside a neighbor's house down the lane to talk to an elderly man about his game leg. She's well known in the village and almost everyone goes to her for help. Kero waits until she is done lecturing the man on why he should not be up on a ladder, the smiling tells her Tam's message.

"I know exactly where it is. Why don't you walk back with me and I can give it to you right away. That little cub seemed very upset. I bet getting a new toy will help her feel better, don't you. Then you can leave whatever message you want with Mica's secretary. Ye might even get to meet this child prodigy yourself." she says with a laugh heading off towards the temple's compound at a fairly quick clip.

"Guilt.... pure and simple... but remember, Kero, guilt is not always in proportion to the wrong... Right now she feels likes she's done the most horrible thing in the world. She's harmed her parents. Never mind that it was not her intent... never mind it was an accident. It happened. And with children sometimes that knowledge alone... that it happened... far outweighs all reality. I know one little boy who ran away in the middle of a blizzard because he tripped his mother and she broke her arm... not intentionally, mind you... he simply wasn't looking where he was going, something we all do from time to time... but it was touch and go by the time we all found him... and to this day he only has three fingers on one hand. And you know what he said when he came to? That he thought no one wanted him around anymore because he was so bad. Funny thing is... not a soul had yelled at him for the accident... not a soul. He came to that conclusion all on his own."

Shar turns with a sigh and smiles at Kero. "Kind of reminds me of a certain cub after he fell from a pony... you were so repentant... and ye did not a thing wrong..."

Shar sighs and nods slightly. "Some of it... not all, especially in the beginning... though Mica may have known more. They had to tell me a part of it, because I was your teacher for so long. But they didn't tell me at first... and then only a little at a time. I honestly learned most of it well after that. You began doing things that made no sense... so they've told you the truth, huh?" she asks as they turn the corner and head up the hill.

Shar cocks her head at him and winks. "And did they tell you he did such a thing? In recent history, I should add. Master Mica is quite enamored of that certain mage... he has always been so. I suspect he admires him for his knowledge and the dedication with which he approaches the subjects he writes about as books are almost as sacred to the Dawnlord as our Lord's worship. Not so sure he'd think too much of him, if he was someone who ate his critics."

Shar nods. "Yep... you most certainly did.... which is probably why they didn't want to tell you any sooner than they had to. Having a dual identity you know fully about is one thing.. constantly questioning people about yourself as if you don't know is another.... not good, Kerobian. Best maybe to keep your past hunting to just one person... or two... I'd say your guardian or your brother... and yes... I do know he's your brother now and not a former owner."

"Tam did, today actually, not on purpose... so don't worry... I've only just learned. He told Salunia to go see her uncle because he wanted her. How he knew I don't know. Then when Hope asked where she was, he said she was with you. Outside of the fact I heard you talking to someone on the mental level just before all that... and no, I didn't listen... but I was healing some of Hopian's burns and that made me a bit sensitive. I figure you will tell me if it is important and won't if it isn't... right?"