"You sound personally betrayed."
"I am personally betrayed," he said, indignant. "He didn't use a single thing I taught him."
She exhaled through her nose—the closest she ever came to laughing.
A subtle, almost imperceptible sound.
Kaleran caught it.
He grinned.
But the amusement faded a second later, replaced with something heavier.
"That's why this oral exam worries me," he said quietly. "Not because he'll fail—but because he's unpredictable. He doesn't answer questions the way the Council expects. He doesn't think the way nobles think."
"That's why this oral exam worries me," Kaleran said quietly. "Not because he'll fail—but because he's unpredictable. He doesn't answer questions the way the Council expects. He doesn't think the way nobles think."
Selenne's gaze sharpened. "…Then I will be the one overseeing his exams."
Kaleran blinked once. Slowly. "His exams?"
"Yes. His Oral Exam."
