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"Having two Masters must be awful," Jordan said, once he got far enough from the house.
"It is," I confirmed. Then, out of curiosity, asked. "How many hours per week do you spend learning with your Master?"
"Two or three," Jordan said, "although they give me a lot of independent study. And you?"
"Between the two of them," I said, "twenty or so."
They both stared at me with horror.
"Twenty hours!" Cal said. "No wonder you improve so fast. Although I don't get how you manage. If I had to spend that much time with my Master, I'd go mad."
"I've probably gone mad already," I muttered. Then, looking at Cal, who was still tagging along, "don't you have something else to do? We're going to class now."
"The PAAM college is on the way to the gendarmerie," he said. "I'll just accompany you
