The Sons of Hull (2013)
“Telenar stopped the discourse with an impatient flick of his hand. “Enough. Your marks do not concern me, nor do your accomplishments. But you are a bright young man, I can see.”
The youth nodded at the compliment. He had traveled far to meet with this priest and he was determined not to waste the trip. Yet the man was not easily impressed.
“What would you like to know, Patronius?”
Telenar shook his head. Cycles of searching and he still did not know what questions to ask. For seasons, he had assumed he would just know. Now he was not so sure.
“Tell me about your home life. What was your mother like? Your father? Did you get along well with your brothers and sisters?”
The candidate concentrated hard, as if describing his family were just another lesson to plow through. “My mother was a wonderful woman. It was she who taught me all of the great stories of Kynell and Zyreio. My father was a tanner. He worked most of the day. I am an only child.”
Telenar groaned. “No brothers?”
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