It would take an entire coven of experienced Black Widows to unlock all of Ender Wiggin; Karla didn't suffer from the misapprehension that she'd been able to pin down everything that he felt. The fact that she'd gotten anything at all was a cause for celebration.
"Well, I've had a fair bit of time to think recently," she said. "Warren's been kept busy doing. I've been busy thinking."
In her own way, this conversation was her version of the goodbye Ender had had the summer before. She was proving to him that she had more than just the capacity to be insightful, that she could and did actually use it sometimes. Goodbye, Ender. You taught me so much and those lessons you've imparted have fallen on fertile ground. You don't have to worry about leaving me behind; I don't need you.
Words she'd probably never say. Words that almost sounded harsh to her own ears. But words she thought he'd understand--and appreciate.
Re: Day One: Daytime [Lake Country]
"Well, I've had a fair bit of time to think recently," she said. "Warren's been kept busy doing. I've been busy thinking."
In her own way, this conversation was her version of the goodbye Ender had had the summer before. She was proving to him that she had more than just the capacity to be insightful, that she could and did actually use it sometimes. Goodbye, Ender. You taught me so much and those lessons you've imparted have fallen on fertile ground. You don't have to worry about leaving me behind; I don't need you.
Words she'd probably never say. Words that almost sounded harsh to her own ears. But words she thought he'd understand--and appreciate.