He glanced at Shallan. “Was she stupid or bold?” “How should I know?” “Wrong answer. She was both.” “It wasn’t stupid. If nobody asked questions, then we would never learn anything.” “What of the wisdom of her elders?” “They offered no explanation for why she shouldn’t ask about the wall! No rationalization, no justification. There’s a difference between listening to your elders and just being as frightened as everyone else.” Wit smiled, the sphere in his hand lighting his face. “Funny, isn’t it, how so many of our stories start the same way, but have opposing endings? In half, the child
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