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"Clever, are we?" Sanbiorn snarled, glowering "Well then, how do you summon a Shain spirit? How do you trap it?"

Tyrus knew the answer He nearly let it trip off his tongue His sister had explained the concept of trapping spirits a year before and had used that exact exa about Sanbiorn’s expressionhis e only caused the other to resent hi enmity

Sanbiorn mopped his sweaty brow "Well? Shain spirits Answer me, boy!"

The roo down his own back He realized with dread that he had been a fool to reveal how much he knew to another man, especially a Paracelsus Would it not be wiser to be deferential toultimately? A momentary thrill of self-satisfaction? Was that worth a lifetime of the man’s contempt? Why not appease the man’s pride instead? Make hier caused by succu the hues What a costlyfro flustered He ed to consider the facts "You do not know? Really, I would think a little braggart like you would know so so simple"

"I’m sorry," Tyrus said bleakly "There is so little…about that topic…here in the orphanage I cannot say that I know even a portion of what you do" He felt his neck itching fro emotions inside himself Let the man win Let him triumph Do not let him understand what you truly know

"Of course you don’t!" he practically crowed "Then I suppose you know little of Beetleflicks Or Sylphs Or any of the s that would steal your courage in vapors of mist" His voice lowered theatrically "You do not know these things, boy?" A san to curl on Sanbiorn’s mouth

Tyrus knew of the apologetically, feeling the scarlet rise to his cheeks "I would give anything," Tyrus whispered hoarsely, "To knohat you know"

Sanbiorn looked down at hily His expression was colanced around the room disdainfully "Someday, some of you may have the opportunity to study in the Paracelsus Towers It is a great privilege Only the best are chosen" He glanced down at Tyrus who looked at him ide eyes "I do not know if any of you will qualify Probably not In theWork hard The Arch-Rike is a worthy master to serve There are secrets of power that cannot be shared in a classrooed from the ancient books left down to us Obey your schoolmasters They will tell us which of youwith every word Sanbiorn left the classrooht with him

The next month, Tyrus found hi power over others was never revealing how ht and habit, which Tyrus attributed to the classroom scuffle with Sanbiorn, had served hileaned what knowledge he could of others, but rarely shared what he knew himself He found that the Paracelsus in the Towers loved to boast of their discoveries or the projects they worked on with or without the Arch-Rike’s express permission

Tyrus, on the other hand,and solicited ideas on how to solve them He had already solved the and see if he had missed an interpretation that he had not considered He developed a reputation for a curious e, thorny probleht hi first, offer to ponder the problem for a few days, and then return with an answer that helped Even if he knew the answer i look and promise to think about it Often the inquirer would solve it on their own before he got back to the his ideas with the Arch-Rike who encouraged the ambition of the scale of his projects The Arch-Rike was one man he respected and admired, for he too was a keen observer of the nature of those with power Tyrus shared much of his ith the Arch-Rike and made sure that he benefitted fro he constructed For example, the Tay al-Ard device The Arch-Rike was the only other person who had the fully functioning kind