“This is really my home?” “It is. My room is just across the hall, so feel free to knock any time.” Harken was watching her from the doorway. She turned and smiled. “When does the whole tutoring thing begin?” “Whenever you like. What would you like to know?” She turned and placed her hands on the waist-high edge of stone. “Why me? There are other women far better suited to this sort of action.” “But none that have the destiny looming before them that you do. Out of all the descendants of your originally selected parent, you are the only one that the Orb chose. It sets us on our path, and while we don’t know it at the time, it shapes us. It is very humbling to know that some of my best choices in life were nudged there.” He joined her looking out over the expanse of the city. “It explains why my first memories after it entered were all the crossroads moments in my life. It was there every time I wanted to back away and run, whispering that I needed to try harder, do what was necessary.”
