The Magic of Recluce - L. E. Modesitt
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Exile—or a quest that might take his life…
“So where do I go?”
“You’re sure?” asked Uncle Sardit, his mouth full.
“What choice is there? I either get plunked down on a boat to somewhere as an exile, knowing nothing, or I try to learn as much as I can before doing something that at least gives me some chance of making a decision.”
“I think that’s the right choice for you,” said Aunt Elisabet, “but it’s not quite that simple.”
After finishing my bread and cheese in the strained atmos ...