Protheus (Part 3)
Thrud showed the Doppelganger around the Golden Griffon, teaching them the names of the things and the people they met by using a combination of mind links, gestures, and words that she had planned to use with the little Valeron.
Protheus proved to be smart and curious. They took samples from all those they met and in the space of a few days, the Doppelganger was already able to talk fluently. Protheus joined the classes for Awakened to understand magic, spending all of their free time practicing Accumulation.
Protheus would rarely speak because the world around them was interesting and filled with countless marvels that they were eager to learn about. Over time, Thrud and everyone else inside the Golden Griffon had become used to the Doppelganger's quiet presence.
Protheus usually spoke only to ask questions so when they chose Thrud's war room to give their first speech, she almost couldn't believe her own ears.