"I'm sorry, I haven't. I mean there are the stories about demons and monsters but-" But they're stories. The sort of things told to make little children behave and no stray too far from their parents. Those old stories... they never encompass those names where Martin can hear the emphasis that makes them titles and not just names. Something to respect.
Silently, he wonders just how much has been lost.
"I'm sorry they use you like this," he says and it is completely sincere. "And that they don't even let you read anything. That's just- I can't imagine what it's like." To be trapped in one place with nothing to read or do and no one to talk to. If it had been him Martin is sure he would have gone mad long ago.
"I'll bring you whatever you like. And I'll try to let you stay unchained as much as I can." He's going to have to learn the patterns of the priests, how far in advance they'll be warned of audiences for the Archivist. Martin wants to keep him on their side and that means he needs to learn as much as he can about the goings on as soon as possible. Tim will call him foolish but he knows it's better than despair and waiting for the inevitable.
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Silently, he wonders just how much has been lost.
"I'm sorry they use you like this," he says and it is completely sincere. "And that they don't even let you read anything. That's just- I can't imagine what it's like." To be trapped in one place with nothing to read or do and no one to talk to. If it had been him Martin is sure he would have gone mad long ago.
"I'll bring you whatever you like. And I'll try to let you stay unchained as much as I can." He's going to have to learn the patterns of the priests, how far in advance they'll be warned of audiences for the Archivist. Martin wants to keep him on their side and that means he needs to learn as much as he can about the goings on as soon as possible. Tim will call him foolish but he knows it's better than despair and waiting for the inevitable.