I sat with that for a few seconds, staring at Fable and Sari, but not really seeing them. Finally, I turned to Elise, voice tinged with hope.
"Then what can I do?" I asked, pleading with her, "You were engaged and made friends at the university, right? What other things are there?"
"Well, that's a little tricky," she said, folding her arms. "Jared and I were in a different place from you two. We were students, for one, so we often studied and practiced together."
"I like to study!" I blurted out.
She raised an eyebrow. "And how about Luke?"
I paused, then slumped, crestfallen. "Not really. He only learned to read well enough to study the spellbooks he needed to break through. And you saw his handwriting. I don't think he's even been to a real library before."
"So that's off the table. What other interests might he have?"
"He likes to spar."
"Does he?"
I frowned, tilting my head. "I think so? He does it all the time…"
