River, who had been silent all through the conversation, now spoke, but it seemed more to herself than anyone else. “Talented child, we can offer so much, make your world wider than you could ever imagine. We will pay handsomely, and if money is not an issue then we will take what we need and leave nothing but weeping to purge the pain, to put out the fire of loss and change and deliverance and adaptation and if we lose some on the way then there are many more who will fill the gap for us to make what we need ...”
-- Indigo - Part XXIV by Jane0904