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“I’m sorry, Rider, but—but Dean Crosley is in the House of Mending”
“What?” Karigan stepped backward “Is he all right?”
“He lives,” the apprentice said, “but I don’t know the particulars He interrupted a burglary and was beaten His heart is not strong either”
“I am sorry to hear that,” she said Unlike his predecessor, Dean Crosley was a practical and fair-minded administrator “I suppose the assistant dean has his hands full then”
The apprentice nodded “Master Howard is helping to sort out the ure out as stolen, if anything”
“The burglary occurred in the archives?” Karigan asked in disbelief
“Yes, Rider We think it very odd There are precious docu, or even disturbed”
“Strange,” sheso”
Fergal nodded, and Karigan could not tell whether or not he was pleased by this development
“You could leave your e with one of the ested
“Thank you, but e is for the Golden Guardian or the dean alone I am hesitant to leave it even with Master Howard”
“I’m afraid I can be of no service then May I at least lead you to the Guesting House?”
“No, thank you I am familiar with campus”
As they retreated across the rotunda, Fergal asked, “What are we going to do now? Just wait around until the Guardian shows up?”
“I’h to receive the oing on here”
Karigan gave Fergal a tour of the caht become familiar with its layout She pointed out the library, various acade they got caught in the s ean re to reach her next class before the bell rang again for lessons to begin In her early days, she had often been late or had not attended at all
Almost as quickly as the courtyard filled, it eal looked styical spell had been cast to an s to find a certain master at work there
When they arrived at the arms practice area beside the field house, they found Ar first-year students in basic defensive al watched over the fence as the ar the students, assisting the the correct stances and technique So knuckles, their voices shrill All through it, the ar his voice It struck Karigan as such a co style,” that she felt jealous of the students getting to ith Rendle Drent, she thought, being the sters as an appetizer before breakfast
Rendle looked up just then, and smiled when he spied them