“I…apologies, agdhani…I did not mean to…”
“It is fine; I’m used to nights such as this…you are not…”
“I’ve had my share of study nights,” Zerio assured him, “when Grandmaster Vissaer pressed the tova to learn and recite the mysteries.”
“I am certain you had an advantage in that,” Kavan said wrly.
“I did…but my memory was as much of a curse as a boon…as I was expected to learn and recall much more than the others. I used to believe I was being groomed to be grandmaster one day, but instead I…”
“Did what you were forced to do. Our parts in history are not always those we envisioned.”