With Her Jaws And Talons, Saphira Tore

One Part Brave, Three Parts Fool!

Having No Other Recourse, Roran Resorted To The Unexpected: He Stuck His Head And Neck Out And Shouted, "bah!" Just As He Would If He Were Trying To Scare Someone In A Dark Hallway.

...even The Donkeys Were Quiet.

Always It Is Thus With My New Students, And Especially With The Human Ones; The Mind Is The Last Muscle They Train Or Use, And The One That They Regard The Least. Ask Them About Swordplay And They Can List Every Blow From A Duel A Month Old, But Ask Them To Solve A Problem Or Make A Coherent Statement And... Well, I Would Be Lucky To Get More Than A Blank Stare In Return.

On The Beach, Roran Stood Alone, Watching Them Go. Then He Threw Back His Head And Uttered A Long, Aching Cry, And The Night Echoed With The Sound Of His Loss.