Chapter 7: CelebrationsSpring had returned and summer was almost upon them, when the Second Level School held its graduation ceremonies. The speeches had not been overly long and enthusiasm prevailed for everyone but the Administrator, Paul Zimmerman. Not one of his qualified male students planned on going on to Anoth or to the Braunburg universities. The only student that had expressed a desire to do so was Marika. That she was qualified was irritating. He had tried to direct her towards the womanly skills of sewing and cooking, but she had laughed.
“What do you think I am doing at my mother's Haven?” she had asked.
There was one male in the next class, Dickon Trenton, that would be able to continue his studies, but he like the other young males in Brennan Province was more interested i
