Eleven sees Gyre's disappointment. Did they explain badly? They listen to his concern, following where he's going with it before they answer.
"There is a measure of safety if they were here, but all of them are always drawn back out to the island. Unconsciously, they are not keen on staying here. Even when they, too, know he can see through their eyes out there." Eleven explains, lifting their elbows up off of their knees so they can recline just slightly on the step. Their folded fingers settle in their lap as they consider what to say next.
"And Nine can't make twelve more cubes in such a short time." They decide to float that out there. Perhaps there was a magical solution? Perhaps...
"Unless two of us, somewhere here, have a secret power none of us know about yet."
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"There is a measure of safety if they were here, but all of them are always drawn back out to the island. Unconsciously, they are not keen on staying here. Even when they, too, know he can see through their eyes out there." Eleven explains, lifting their elbows up off of their knees so they can recline just slightly on the step. Their folded fingers settle in their lap as they consider what to say next.
"And Nine can't make twelve more cubes in such a short time." They decide to float that out there. Perhaps there was a magical solution? Perhaps...
"Unless two of us, somewhere here, have a secret power none of us know about yet."