Intermission 9 Page 28
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“But I… I meant to.”
“The other goblins, the warriors, were fighting back. And winning.”
“I’d only ducked into the tent to get my bearings and make a plan, but…”
“I saw her lying there.”
“Our standing orders were to exterminate the camp if they resisted.”
“I WAS going to kill her.”
“But before I could…”
“She looked at me and said my name.”
“And…”
“She smiled at me.”
“Like she knew me. Like I was…”
“An old friend.”
“And then she was gone.”
Noooo the feels
Every story has a non-zero chance of being a time-loop
She had visions, remember? She might have seen the future when he travels with Ricky and – might have felt like an old friend for a moment
I guess Zuvatanhad it right yesterday with “she just had a heart attack while i was holding my sword over her to kill her”
Master of Names.. Perhaps she saw his future
More likely she saw Ricki’s future and how important Kamau will be for her or even for all of goblinkind.