Chaol let out a low whistle through his teeth. “How old is the Torre, exactly?” “Fifteen hundred years.” He went still. “This library has been here that long?” She nodded. “It was all built in one go. A gift from an ancient queen to the healer who saved her child’s life. A place for the healer to study and live—close to the palace—and to invite others to study as well.” “So it predates the khaganate by a great deal.” “The khagans are the latest in a long line of conquerors since then. The most benevolent since that first queen, to be sure. Even her palace itself did not survive so well as the
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