Chapter 31: The Star Shifts BeginOnce they were airborne, Duane looked at her. “I'm truly sorry. I did not ask specifically for you. I know you are a married woman. I won't deny I was a bit jealous two years ago when I heard you were marrying that cow herder.”
“He is not a cow herder,” Marika said through clenched teeth. “He is in his last year of studies before deciding whether to teach mathematics or astronomy.”
Duncan leaned back. “I thought the Silver and Green Institute would have barred him if that were the case. Doesn't astronomy dispute what the Teacher proclaims?”
“Except what the Teacher proclaims has been deadly accurate.”
“I know. It upsets the academic fields to no end. The Brother that requested a courier from our dig was almost run off by Professor Manfred. He doesn't be
