Thief of Time - Find Himself

'And where is Lobsang?' said Lu-Tze.

'Him? You could say he's with us in spirit.'

There were blue sparkles in the air.

'Growing pains, I think,' Susan added.

Centuries of experience once again came to Lu-Tze's aid.

'He always looked like a lad who needed to find himself,' he said.

'Yes,' said Susan. 'And it came as a bit of a shock. Let's go.’

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