[Shadowheart waits nervously, not entirely understanding what Harold is doing – she barely understands how the earpiece works, only that it more or less does – and the anticipation of what this file might contain building and building until, finally, it arrives.
The first thing she sees is the name, and, without thinking, she whispers aloud,] Jenevelle.
[So she has a name. A name her parents gave her. Jenevelle Hallowleaf. And Arnell and Emmeline Hallowleaf must be her parents. Her eyes skim over the 'health profile' – accurate, as far as she can tell – and the 'personality' section – which she opts to dismiss, telling herself that Aurora, or Echo, or whoever wrote this, doesn't really know her – before returning to the name.
Jenevelle. Jen. That vision of her father in Aphaia had shouted for Jen, and now she knows why.
The other thing that catches her eye is the age. Forty-eight. That means she must have been with the Sharrans for near forty years. Her mother must be seventy now, at least. Old for a human. How much life has she got left? Even if Shadowheart rescued her tomorrow, they'd have so little time together.]
How do they get this information, do you suppose? 'Frightfully personal' barely seems to cover it.
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The first thing she sees is the name, and, without thinking, she whispers aloud,] Jenevelle.
[So she has a name. A name her parents gave her. Jenevelle Hallowleaf. And Arnell and Emmeline Hallowleaf must be her parents. Her eyes skim over the 'health profile' – accurate, as far as she can tell – and the 'personality' section – which she opts to dismiss, telling herself that Aurora, or Echo, or whoever wrote this, doesn't really know her – before returning to the name.
Jenevelle. Jen. That vision of her father in Aphaia had shouted for Jen, and now she knows why.
The other thing that catches her eye is the age. Forty-eight. That means she must have been with the Sharrans for near forty years. Her mother must be seventy now, at least. Old for a human. How much life has she got left? Even if Shadowheart rescued her tomorrow, they'd have so little time together.]
How do they get this information, do you suppose? 'Frightfully personal' barely seems to cover it.