“And, it’s fading. The farsight. Does that sometimes, natural cycles, but it’s inconvenient when it goes. Asceticism helps, keeps my head clear, but—” He shovelled another handful in, chewed and swallowed. “—if I can use the Pendle Stone, I can get it back up to scratch wi’out having to resort to the more, let’s say, drastic methods to boost my abilities, since they’re labour-intensive and a right pain in the arse.”
