She was tall and muscular, with pale pink, freckly skin and chestnut brown hair tied in a long braid down her back. Briony Thorburn: a year behind him in Ilvernath’s largest public secondary school. She was the captain of half their sports teams and made a point of being everyone’s friend; just like the rest of her family, her reputation was so polished you could see your reflection in it. The Thorburns hadn’t named their champion yet, but she was the clear
