“You’re not useless, Talia.” Alustin looked at Sabae, then at Hugh. “None of you are useless. None of you have failed as mages. The Academy has failed all of you. You were expected to simply conform to the same curriculum as everyone else, but magic isn’t that rigid.” “What sort of nonse…”, Talia said. Alustin talked right over her. “I didn’t pick you out of pity, or because I wanted extra hands to sort through papers. I picked the three of you because I think you have potential, because I think you could become great mages.” Talia looked nearly as dumbstruck as Hugh felt. Even Sabae finally
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