Alizeh fell back a step, she was so astonished. “No—that is—you misunderstand. I’m not a Diviner,” she said emphatically. “I’ve never even touched magic. They were only being polite—” Omid was shaking his head. “When I lived with the Diviners, miss, they didn’t bow their heads at anyone except each other.” “That can’t be true—” “It is true,” said Deen, watching her closely. “Diviners don’t show that kind of deference to anyone outside the priesthood. They don’t even bow their heads before the king.”
