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Elwin motioned for Amora to come closer as he pulled something out of the cupboard. "Well, I would imagine that if we tried to do something of a study we could find something out," he smiled, "but of course that would take a long time. A lifetime."

At the young lord's bidding, Amora knelt on the ground, and he took a cloth from the cupboard and began to wipe gently at her hand.

"Undoubtedly," Elwin agreed, dabbing away the blood from Amora's wounds. "But to track person after person for generations ... know what their childhoods were like ... an impossible task."

Once the blood was mostly washed away, he took some bandages and began to Amora's hand.

Amora was being strangely silent for once, far from her usual chattery self.

"And yet," Elwin replied with a smile, enjoying the debate, "family history means different things to different people in the same family. Take for instance my own family - I have the gift of rapid regeneration, while my brother and sister do not. Now, our family history is that we are a noble family in magesterial power over the city of Daal-Kregger. None of the children in my family have been in any wars, our father was young during the last war. Our childhoods were the same - mine, my sister's and my brother's. We were raised to be presented in court one day, we played with children of the city from time to time, and we spent much of our time learning. Yet I have the gift of rapid regeneration, my sister is able to summon and control water, and my brother is able to see things that others cannot. Trails that should have become invisible months or even years previous."

He shrugged, taking care as he continued to wrap Amora's hand in the bandage.

"Of course," Elwin added as an afterthought, "that's just the gifts we developed. Those we're born with, well, they're a different story altogether."

He finished with bandaging Amora's hand and patted it gently. "How is that?" he asked, looking up at her.

Amora smiled. "I feel fine, thank you," she said softly.

Amora blushed faintly and smiled at Lin's comment. "I've just been thinking," she murmured. "And listening. It's something to think about, really ... the different gifts we have and how they work. Or don't. I inherited Sight from Mother, and Mother says that my Sight was looking to be stronger than hers ... but since my accident, I haven't been able to See at all."

She flexed her fingers carefully, testing the bandage. "I was just wondering ... now that I can use a sword again ... if my block is gone ... will I be able to See again?"

Amora nodded, then turned to Elwin. "My lord," she said respectfully, "I know that it has not yet been the full two hours, but ..."

She trailed off slowly, confused by the grin that had appeared on Lord Elwin's face.

"You may go," he chuckled. "You have proven to me that you do not even need training. I will tell your father that you have done all that I asked."

Relief washed over Amora, and she rose carefully to her feet. "Thank you," she said warmly. "Lin and I were hoping to go back to the city today, and I need to wash first now ..."

"And I you, Lin Winters," Lord Elwin replied warmly, bowing deeply in respect. "It was a great pleasure to meet you. I hope you enjoy this fair city as much as I am."

Amora smiled happily. She liked Lord Elwin, but she also liked being able to get away from her training early.

Elwin chuckled softly. "Fare you well, Lin Winters," he said warmly, bowing his head once more. "Until we meet again."

And he bowed deeply to Amora, then turned away and began to wipe the blood from his own arm.

Amora smiled at Lin and motioned for her to follow her outside. "Come," she murmured. "We can wash and get a drink and then we can head to the city again."