“Knowledge of the courts will be vital when you start to travel outside of Yvelia. I do think this is worth going over,” Layne said, placing a hand on top of the daunting stack of books she’d set out for the day’s session. “I don’t know. Maybe Saeris is right.” Rusarius’s white hair was more cloud-like than ever, puffing out in every direction. “If we can’t demonstrate that Saeris is capable of activating the quicksilver, there’ll be trouble for Kingfisher, I think. He’s the one who brought her here. The king gave him a week to teach our new friend here how to navigate this whole thing. If she
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