Jonas listened. He was very aware of his own admonition not to discuss his training. But it would have been impossible, anyway.
There was no way to describe to his friends what he had experienced there in the Annex room.
How could you describe a sled without describing a hill and snow;
and how could you describe a hill and snow to someone who had never felt height or wind or that feathery, magical cold?
Even trained for years as they all had been in precision of language, what words could you use which would give another the experience of sunshine?
So it was easy for Jonas to be still and to listen. After school hours he rode again beside Fiona to the House of the Old.
“I looked for you yesterday,” she told him, “so we could ride home together.
Your bike was still there, and I waited for a little while. But it was getting late, so I went on home.”
“I apologize for making you wait,” Jonas said. “I accept your apology,” she replied automatically.
“I stayed a little longer than I expected,” Jonas explained. She pedaled forward silently, and he knew that she expected him to tell her why.
She expected him to describe his first day of training. But to ask would have fallen into the category of rudeness.
“You’ve been doing so many volunteer hours with the Old,” Jonas said, changing the subject. “There won’t be much that you don’t already know.”
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