“What’s the matter?” asked Antonia. “It’s isn’t that… ? You didn’t… want to be that way, did you? I’m sorry if you did. I didn’t think about that. I-”
“No, it’s not that. Quite the reverse, in fact: it’s just… if this is possible… we have to get my sister away, and help her to do the same. Michal, I mean. I’ve no doubt that Nicoleta does like being the way she is, and I wish her joy of it, but you were right about Michal: the only thing that’s wrong with her is that mullo keeping her brainwashed, feeding her nothing but its milk. If we could get her away, and let her recover her mind, I know this is what she’d want as well.”