[Too much stress could also cause L to deteriorate more quickly. But of course the witch is right. They won't get another opportunity like this one, and Near won't make the offer a second time.]
Sit still.
[The order is given quietly with nothing behind it as Near slowly slithers in a half circle around the other man. The mental cogs are whirling. He needs commands to keep L focused, for one thing, but others need to be purely experimental. We he react? For how long? Will the directions be altered?
Will their be any mental backlash on his end?]
Keep reciting.
[This time, underneath the words is the command for L to sing every word in his reply.]
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Sit still.
[The order is given quietly with nothing behind it as Near slowly slithers in a half circle around the other man. The mental cogs are whirling. He needs commands to keep L focused, for one thing, but others need to be purely experimental. We he react? For how long? Will the directions be altered?
Will their be any mental backlash on his end?]
Keep reciting.
[This time, underneath the words is the command for L to sing every word in his reply.]