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"Ow! Ow! Okay! I give! I give! I'm sorry!"
"That's better. Anyway, tell me more! Which house is she from? Oh please tell me she's a Cathak!"
"Ledaal actually."
"Wait. Is she related to that weirdo Kes?"
"The one that's really good at gateway?"
"And the one that likes wearing girls robes, yes."
"Technically yes. But she's from a major line."
"Oh. That's better. Well I'm happy for you in that case."
"Thanks. Anyway, I've been meaning to tell you something. I've made up my mind about what I want to do. I want to join the Spiral. Now if you want something else that's cool too. I'll adjust if you want to go to the House of Bells or something."
Kaya began sucking her teeth.
"Yeah… about that."
"What?"
"Look. I've been meaning to tell you already. I just… didn't have the time. I don't think this whole school thing is cut out for me. I'm already getting sick of studying."
"Then what are you going to do?! You can't just abandon your duty!"
"I'm not gonna. But I think it'll be better for both me and the House if I did my own thing. I talked with some girls here. Some of their dads are traders. I'm going to buy a passage to the Scavenger Lands and go adventuring instead of doing all that bookworm stuff. You know, fight some bandits, discover ancient ruins, make a shitton of money, all that good stuff! And with a little luck I'll get a few more satrapies for the house as well!"
Jet felt the world crumbling around him. He thought the two of them would still be together after primary school. Hell, he expected that after he Exalted the two of them would form a Sworn Brotherhood and go off together. But now Kaya is saying that she wants to do that alone. Presumably because he's just a mortal and not strong enough to go with her. Granted, he still has two whole years to Exalt. But what if that doesn't happen?
>"That's good. I'm happy for you!"
>"Please don't go."
>"Fine. Then I'll go with you."
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