“Anyway,” he continued, “They've been a part of the proceedings, have they not?”
I told him that they had.
“Then it is only right that they be present.”
“But...” started Rose, but he silenced her with a glance.
“You forget, my dear Rose, they are a part of the Forest, just as much as you or I. They simply choose, as is their right, to walk in the Weave as well as the Warp. Now, tell me, how many intrusions have occurred since your arrival?”
“That's the odd thing,” she replied, “There haven't been any.”
