37: Forces
“You cannot avoid addressing the areas that are more difficult for you, either one of you,” Magister Diarmaid urges Saoirse and Rhys as their training group convenes once again in one of the courtyards of the Palace of the Faerie Queen. “For that reason, today I want Rhys to be studying magic. Kyrie, Seamus, and Aeowyn, you will be coaching him. Saoirse, you will work with weapons today, and Alastair, Elowen, and Myghal will be working with you.” “I will do my best,” Saoirse replies with a brightness she does not feel, wishing Bergljot could have come to training today. The unicorn’s services have been specifically requested by the Faerie Queen to assist in strengthening the palace’s defenses, and so Saoirse must do without her for the day. “If that’s what you want,” Rhys tells Magister
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