Chapter Five
Admon and I returned from the temple not long after the initiation and dedication ceremony. Admon had promised Talib he would see to my training. I followed my foster-father in a daze back to the manse as we traveled a different route from the one we had used to reach the temple, my mind swirling with the events of the last few hours. The manse was silent when we arrived. We had encountered no trouble along the way. Now it was only a few hours until dawn.
“Razi, you should go to sleep. It’s been a long day. I’ll be at court tomorrow, so you can sleep late. I need to be there, or many will become suspicious of my visit to the city.” Admon’s words sank in, penetrating my haze.
“Admon?” I asked in a quiet voice. “What would have happened if I hadn’t been found worthy? I mean,
