"I can't even ask anyone - a priest, an oracle, Delilah - as far as they're concerned Jovah is that mighty and wise and good, Jovah's the one who healed Abjah's baby, all I did was pray for it," she says quietly, when she's recovered from this bout of sobs. "If only I'd been able to pick up the language when I studied with Peninnah - I could magic it now, but what's the use? I'm not an acolyte, I'll never get time alone with an interface, I'd have to justify my questions."
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