Think only on the climb. Think on what you control
Reading is the most important way to prepare for life.
Even trained for years as they all had been in precision of language, what words could you use which would give another the experience of sunshine?
Fear dims when you learn things.
What if they were allowed to choose their own mate? And chose wrong?
I think of every book as a single entity, and some have later gone on to become a series, often at the request of readers.