Kinen felt threatened by the marks Zeal had put on my body. He'd already tried to have my lace removed to prove I was a fake. When that hadn't worked, he'd encouraged our first-year instructors to force me to pick a single Path. Then we'd overheard him in the hall on the night of the Fresh Start. Kinen had told Ciella that he didn't care if I died. He'd said enough for me to know she was supposed to dredge up some dirt on me. That was his price for keeping her in the temple, and Tishlie was her supposed partner.
