LOREN
Falling silent for a moment, Loren leaned back in his chair. Then he smiled. "You're older than me. Are you wiser?" He tilted his head to one side and considered Sam as the healer waited for the mapmaker to answer.However, the Firebrand shook his head at the Ascended's next words. "Not really. I was just...raised to think of myself as lesser and to sacrifice myself for the greater good." Loren sighed. "It's taken me a long time to break that conditioning. And I still struggle with it." Looking down, he studied the floor.
However, he glanced up at Sam's next words. The corner of the healer's lips quirked up for a moment. "I find that hard to believe." Rubbing a palm against his thigh he returned to his inspection of the ground. "At least you know though. And that's better, right?"
A beggar's book
outworths
a noble's blood
