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Conner said that in two weeks the boy he chose would be turned into a gentleman then tested. We asked what would become of the boys not chosen. Judging from his response, the boys that weren't chosen would be killed. When we finally pulled into Conner’s house, Conner identified it as Farthenwood. It was impressive, three storys, made of brick and stone. Once we were all inside, Conner gave us servants told us to make ourselves presentable, then come down with him to eat. When we arrived at the dining table after being thoroughly cleaned by Errol, a personal servant Conner had assigned me, food was not long in being served. I noticed a serving girl who someone intentionally bumped into when she was pouring a drink. She rushed out. The meal was delicious though. …show more content…
Once dinner was finished, Conner decided he would tell us his plan. He said Veldergrath was amassing his followers. So, to prevent a civil war, Conner is going to try to put one of us forward as a “Prince”. He told us, that in secret, the whole royal family was dead, murdered. The king, queen, and crown prince Darius, were poisoned and Jaron was killed by pirates. After dinner we were assigned rooms for the next two weeks. The next morning we started off with a lesson from someone who told us to call him Master Graves, a very fitting name. Then was history, lunch, sword fighting, horseback riding, then dinner. Until horseback riding, the day was uneventful. Cregan was teaching and instructing us on what a saddle

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