Blurb/excerpt in unpublished book.

Okay. So. Yes. Here is an out-of-context excerpt from the book I'm doing for Camp NaNoWriMo

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"Tell me about your family, Delaney."

"The Enlightened Ones are my family," he said simply.

"All right. Your friends, too?"

Delaney nodded. "They're all I need."

"Is there any of them that you're particularly close to?" asked Dr. Talir. "Or is that not allowed?"

Delaney hesitated. "It is."

"I see."

"I- well, you know, it's- The Thewn chose me. I was different . . ."

"And you thought yourself too good to associate with the rest of The Enlightened Ones?"

"Well . . . yes," said Delaney.

"And do you still have this job? Are you the chauffeur for your new leader?"

Delaney shook his head. "Like I said, I've barely been sleeping, and it didn't seem safe . . . The Mirror That Enhances The Prism drives himself. He- he's still paying me, and says that I'll have my job back when I feel I'm ready. He isn't The Thewn, but he's been kinder than I deserve, and I don't want to disappoint him. I need to . . . I can't forget The Thewn."

"No one is asking you to."

"And . . . I can never forget . . . you know. Finding him."

"That's understandable," said Dr. Talir.

"But I need to be better," finished Delaney.

"You said that The Mirror has been 'kinder than you deserve,'" said Dr. Talir. "But you haven't done anything wrong, have you? You feel guilty, but you know that's not logical. Does The Mirror blame you?"

"No. Of course not, but I- I'm not strong enough. I've had more than enough time to- to get over it, to get back to normal, and I'm not any better."

"That isn't a failure. You said that The Enlightened Ones, and especially The Thewn, were all you had. It's perfectly normal and acceptable to mourn for an extended period of time after a loss such as this, especially coupled with being the one to find his body. Some people never return to 'normal'."

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