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"Where was I? Oh yes, Bromney. Well, Tatyanna was an evil sorceress that took Ahabs castle by force for herself. Bromney had been her pupil before she showed that she was evil. Power hungry, vain, malicious, the whole thing. Bromney loved her. His behavior when the order took her out, was more that of a lovesick schoolboy than anything else. Wizard temper-tantrums are not cute. Since then, he's seemed like he's adjusted well enough, but one can never be too sure." He looked at her with a hard look as if she was supposed to know what he meant. She didn't. "It was shortly after that when he took on your father as an assistant. My sources say that Bromney's vision for you came when your father was still a boy, and that's why he took him on. It is rare that those visions come so early, but they do often come years before the child, so it's possible. It's been rumored that Bromney was also responsible for your mother's death. But we're not certain. The facts are that Bromney took your father on as an assistant at a very young age. Your mother died days after you were born of a mysterious magical accident. And Bromney refuses to give you your name." He stopped and stood up. Les was perplexed, and found her voice.

"All this may be true, but none of it tells me why I am here." He held out his hand for her.

"I'll explain while we walk."