fix: correcting telepathy conventions

chapters/chapter-01.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ characters:
         - Mapábyo
         - Kidóri
         - Nifaópi
-        - Galdinol (Epigraph)
+        - Galdinol <<Epigraph>>
 locations:
     primary:
         - Wamifuko City
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Behind him, Rutejìmo and Mapábyo walked hand and hand. The younger couple were
 
 Gichyòbi let his senses enter the stone underneath him. He felt the vibrations coming toward him from all directions. He could easily distinguish the distinct feel of other members of the Wamifūko clan compared to the few strangers still walking around so late in the morning. One of them was a few blocks away but in the path of the couple leaving.
 
-He sent a request through the stones, his thoughts vibrating along the rock. (Could someone move the drunk on Red Facet Passage near Rolling Rock Street away? The Shimusògo are heading to the Glorious Saber Inn.)
+He sent a request through the stones, his thoughts vibrating along the rock. <<Could someone move the drunk on Red Facet Passage near Rolling Rock Street away? The Shimusògo are heading to the Glorious Saber Inn.>>
 
 A patrolling Wamifūko warrior changed directions and headed straight for the stranger. By the time Rutejìmo and Mapábyo left, their path would be clear.
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Kidóri, his wife, came up to hug him from behind. She was much shorter than him
 
 He grunted in agreement.
 
-"He needs a break," she announced as she released Gichyòbi. Underneath his feet, he could feel her other words. (Gichyòbi says to reschedule the Shimusògo visit with the clan council for two days. Have someone put the notice under their door so they don't have to leave.)
+"He needs a break," she announced as she released Gichyòbi. Underneath his feet, he could feel her other words. <<Gichyòbi says to reschedule the Shimusògo visit with the clan council for two days. Have someone put the notice under their door so they don't have to leave.>>
 
 He chuckled and sent a pulse of approval.
 
@@ -156,19 +156,19 @@ She chewed loudly, her mouth open. Then she grinned and closed it before finishi
 
 She finished a dish. "You won't hurt me, will you?"
 
-Gichyòbi froze as the dreaded question came up. He should have known it was coming from the line of questions, but it still hit. As he closed his eyes, he reached out for his wife through the stone. (Nifaópi is asking about hichifūma.)
+Gichyòbi froze as the dreaded question came up. He should have known it was coming from the line of questions, but it still hit. As he closed his eyes, he reached out for his wife through the stone. <<Nifaópi is asking about hichifūma.>>
 
 Hichifūma, the secrets they kept from their children until they go through their rite of passage and bind themselves to one of the clan spirits. It was the reason Rutejìmo had been hurt so badly.
 
-Kidóri's response shook the ground faintly. (Are you going to tell her?)
+Kidóri's response shook the ground faintly. <<Are you going to tell her?>>
 
-(She asked about Rutejìmo's pain.)
+<<She asked about Rutejìmo's pain.>>
 
 The problem with stone-speaking was that emotions couldn't be sent. He wished he could see his wife's face to know her thoughts. Instead, he had to hold himself still.
 
-(Do you want to tell her?)
+<<Do you want to tell her?>>
 
-He nodded. (I think we should. It's worth the risk after seeing how much he hurts.)
+He nodded. <<I think we should. It's worth the risk after seeing how much he hurts.>>
 
 "Papa, is this a secret?"
 
@@ -208,9 +208,9 @@ She tugged on her hands and he let her pull away. "Why, Papa? Why would you do t
 
 Gichyòbi struggled to say anything. He felt like he was on the edge of a cliff, about to say something that would ruin everything.
 
-Kidóri's words rippled through the stone. (Do you need me in there? I'm in the hall behind you.)
+Kidóri's words rippled through the stone. <<Do you need me in there? I'm in the hall behind you.>>
 
-He smiled. (Not yet, my love.)
+He smiled. <<Not yet, my love.>>
 
 She gave a word of encouragement and nothing else.
 
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ Kidóri continued where Gichyòbi faltered. She looked into his eyes as she spok
 
 With that, the secret had been broken.
 
-Gichyòbi squeezed her waist. Through the ground, he sent a quiet word. (I hate this so much.)
+Gichyòbi squeezed her waist. Through the ground, he sent a quiet word. <<I hate this so much.>>
 
 "I-I won't drown?"
 
@@ -310,9 +310,9 @@ In the back of his head, memories of his own rite rose up. Even now, decades lat
 
 Nifaópi toyed with his mug. Tears ran down her cheeks as she rocked it back and forth.
 
-Kidóri started to take it away but then stopped. She sighed and leaned into Gichyòbi. (I hope we are doing the right thing.)
+Kidóri started to take it away but then stopped. She sighed and leaned into Gichyòbi. <<I hope we are doing the right thing.>>
 
-(Me too, my love.)
+<<Me too, my love.>>
 
 Nifaópi sniffed once and then began to bawl.
 
@@ -324,15 +324,15 @@ Kidóri and Gichyòbi held their daughter tightly as the sobs wracked her body.
 
 His back began to ache almost immediately as he had to crouch down to hold them but he didn't care. All the pain in the world was nothing to the sorrow of seeing his daughter in distress. It was part of being a parent, even the monster the desert would force him to become.
 
-(I hate that magic requires so much pain.)
+<<I hate that magic requires so much pain.>>
 
 He nodded silently.
 
-(Why does the sun-damned sand make us do this?) Kidóri asked. (To Nifaópi? To Rutejìmo? To our entire family?)
+<<Why does the sun-damned sand make us do this?>> Kidóri asked. <<To Nifaópi? To Rutejìmo? To our entire family?>>
 
-(Because if we don't, the desert mother will do it herself. The sands are far crueler than anything we will do to her. Would you rather put your children in her hands?)
+<<Because if we don't, the desert mother will do it herself. The sands are far crueler than anything we will do to her. Would you rather put your children in her hands?>>
 
-She kissed Nifaópi. (Never.)
+She kissed Nifaópi. <<Never.>>
 
 Their daughter's tears began to slowly subside.
 
@@ -340,17 +340,17 @@ Kidóri shifted her hand to pull her off the counter.
 
 Nifaópi buried her face into her mother's breast. Her cries were softer. It sounded like she would be sleeping soon.
 
-Gichyòbi pried his arm free. (Think she'll remember this?)
+Gichyòbi pried his arm free. <<Think she'll remember this?>>
 
-(I hope not.) Kidóri looked at him with concern. (You know what will happen if she does?)
+<<I hope not.>> Kidóri looked at him with concern. <<You know what will happen if she does?>>
 
-(Then I will have to hurt her even more.) He frowned. (We were wrong for telling her?)
+<<Then I will have to hurt her even more.>> He frowned. <<We were wrong for telling her?>>
 
-Kidóri kissed their daughter's head. (No, she has to know that we love her. Even if it remains in the back of her head, I can't have her ever think that she isn't anything less than our diamond in the sands.)
+Kidóri kissed their daughter's head. <<No, she has to know that we love her. Even if it remains in the back of her head, I can't have her ever think that she isn't anything less than our diamond in the sands.>>
 
 Gichyòbi stroked Nifaópi's hair, running his fingers along her curls. After a moment, he pulled away. "I love you, Ópi. With all my heart, I will always love you."
 
-(Leave the rest of the dishes, come to bed.) Kidóri carried Nifaópi out of the kitchen.
+<<Leave the rest of the dishes, come to bed.>> Kidóri carried Nifaópi out of the kitchen.
 
 Gichyòbi sighed and looked at the remaining mess. Reaching out, he grabbed his mug. He didn't have a taste for it anymore. Carefully, he poured it down the drain.