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plant grows stunted, and withers in a strong sun.тАЭ

Mira was silent, rubbing the edge of one sleeve with her fingers.

тАЬIf you are from Cuore тАШmost recently,тАЩ where were you from originally?тАЭ I
asked.

тАЬTafano,тАЭ Mira said. тАЬItтАЩs a very small village south and west of here. I
wouldnтАЩt expect you to have heard of it.тАЭ

I blinked. тАЬHow did you end up in Cuore? And what are you doing back in
Verdia?тАЭ

тАЬI thought I had a calling.тАЭ Mira studied her hands. тАЬMy order was pretty
obscure, and I had to go to Cuore to go to seminary.тАЭ

тАЬYouтАЩre a priestess?тАЭ I said.

тАЬNo,тАЭ she said. тАЬI was only ever an initiate. I didnтАЩt get as far as the
ordination, and now, obviously, IтАЩm never going to.тАЭ She looked up to give
me a rueful smile. тАЬI decided I wanted to pursue my first loveтАФmusic. I
came here because, well, I was born in Verdia. I felt like I belonged here.тАЭ

I shook my head. Starting at a conservatory so late, she couldnтАЩt possibly
have been sponsored by the Circle with a scholarshipтАФshe had to be a

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paying student. I was curious to know where sheтАЩd gotten the money, but it
would have been too rude to ask. I wondered if sheтАЩd stolen it from her
order; the Dean was unlikely to inquire too carefully regarding the source
of any silver crossing his desk.

тАЬEliana!тАЭ There was a sharp rap at my door. тАЬAre you in there?тАЭ

тАЬCome in,тАЭ I called.

Giula flung the door open. тАЬYou were going to come meet me, werenтАЩt you?
To practice? Remember?тАЭ

тАЬIтАЩm sorry,тАЭ I said. I hadnтАЩt forgotten; IтАЩd just decided that Giula could
wait. тАЬGiula, this is my new roommate, Mira. Mira, this is Giula, one of the
other violinists.тАЭ

тАЬOh!тАЭ GiulaтАЩs indignation melted; a newcomer was certainly excuse
enough to be late to a practice session. тАЬHow nice to meet you.тАЭ She smiled
at Mira, showing her dimples. тАЬWhere are you from?тАЭ