"Just when I think I can't be more amazed by you, you prove me wrong!" Nîdhalbe shakes her head in awe. "You speak of the water as if it's a living thing... is it? I mean, does it communicate with you?"
"It is living, to me at least," Guardian said. "And yes, it communicates with me. But not in the way that you think of communication. It doesn't speak, neither out loud nor in my mind. However, it is constantly giving me information. Slight changes in temperature, in taste, in the way it flows - all of these things speak to me and tell me what I need to know."
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