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Firian
Firian returned to his room that night deep in thought. So far, many parts of the mission had been disappointing, but spending time with the princess and the Third Keeper’s brother was a welcome break from Gerand’s company. The princess wasn’t as beautiful as everyone said. Frankly, her reputation of extreme beauty was a little baffling. He saw servants better looking than she was. But she was powerful, so it didn’t matter.
Her friend Jori, more than anyone else so far, seemed to respect Tanyu. And he didn’t respect very much. It was odd that more people didn’t seem impressed. Of course, he had mostly met Amir and they tended not to like the Academy.
He had barely entered his room when he heard a knock. Without waiting for an answer, Master Gerand entered, the lines on her fa
