"Well, they're right." Another loud noise from outside, identical to the first, and Paddy closed his eyes for a moment to try and remind himself that unless there was active screaming, they were probably alright. The bike was made of magic, after all. "It is better. If not quite safer. Their reason for believing it wouldn't matter if it was anything other than you."
And if it was anything other than Solomon, they wouldn't have had the first clue how to keep themselves safe. Solomon might not appreciate that just yet, and probably wouldn't for a while, but there would come a day when the Temple was gone. Gone, but all the previous members still alive, and living normal lives. If nothing else, Solomon would feel a sense of accomplishment then.
Paddy stirred his tea round and round absentmindedly, completely forgetting that he hadn't put any sugar into it yet. "They'll have believed enough to leave, whether based on logic or not. The rest is just a matter of self-reliance. Especially for those of them actually giving up magic - I'm assuming they won't develop soul-reading abilities like you have. They'll need to learn a whole new way of life. But at least they'll already have a reason for learning it."
That was the tough part, really. Convincing someone they had to change. Not that Solomon wouldn't have to handle some measure of that, because there would always be people who followed the herd with no idea why they were doing it. But for the most part? Saffron already knew she couldn't go back to the Temple, and didn't want to go back to the Temple. Now she just needed to realise she had her own reasons, rather than blindly relying on Solomon's.
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And if it was anything other than Solomon, they wouldn't have had the first clue how to keep themselves safe. Solomon might not appreciate that just yet, and probably wouldn't for a while, but there would come a day when the Temple was gone. Gone, but all the previous members still alive, and living normal lives. If nothing else, Solomon would feel a sense of accomplishment then.
Paddy stirred his tea round and round absentmindedly, completely forgetting that he hadn't put any sugar into it yet. "They'll have believed enough to leave, whether based on logic or not. The rest is just a matter of self-reliance. Especially for those of them actually giving up magic - I'm assuming they won't develop soul-reading abilities like you have. They'll need to learn a whole new way of life. But at least they'll already have a reason for learning it."
That was the tough part, really. Convincing someone they had to change. Not that Solomon wouldn't have to handle some measure of that, because there would always be people who followed the herd with no idea why they were doing it. But for the most part? Saffron already knew she couldn't go back to the Temple, and didn't want to go back to the Temple. Now she just needed to realise she had her own reasons, rather than blindly relying on Solomon's.