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Njorun screamed on and on. I had been wrong about the needing to take a breath thing. Then Mjolner started yowling in protest. My first thought was that was all I needed. Competitive caterwauling. But then Njorun fell silent, bowing her head. As if the cat had shamed her into being quiet. For a long, pleasant moment, the only sound was the whispering of the breeze through the spring grass. Then I heard voices approaching. "I was going to show you yesterday. It was just over here—" I heard Nilda saying. Then she and Kara burst into view. At first, their relief was palpable. They had found the source of that screaming, a now quiet Njorun. And they saw I was there as well. I could tell they thought I had stopped the screaming, and were thankful I had gotten there first. But even as I w