“I hate this city. The way they talk—that stupid apprentice—it’s like they don’t think I should be here.” “Of course they don’t,” said Tutor Feyrik. “You’re a war orphan. You’re a southerner. You weren’t supposed to pass the Keju. The Warlords like to claim that the Keju makes Nikan a meritocracy, but the system is designed to keep the poor and illiterate in their place. You’re offending them with your very presence.”
Hmmm Kuang keeps saying this. It's only the second chapter
