I was following a program that would only end when I got rid of her.I was following a program that would only end when I got rid of her." There was silence for a moment. "And you accepted that?" "I accepted that I eventually would have to hand Fawn to myself, my past self. What I did with her in the meantime was entirely up to me. What I chose to do with it is collect the hardware necessary to build Pendor. I tend to think of time as a spiral, not a loop. Every Shardik in that loop may choose to do something different. This is my choice." I shrugged. "There is no 'running away.'" We were silent for a while. "Okay, my turn," I said. "And it's a doozy." "I'm ready." "Do you really want children?" "I've never had any. I've been here for nearly four years now, Ken; I've almost decided to accept P'nyssa's offer and shut down my residency at Rhysh. |