Chapter Eleven Summary

It is three years from the time Talia arrived at the Collegium, and she has blossomed from a gangly and clueless thirteen year old to a beautiful and clever young woman. She is immensely popular with all students and instructors at the Collegium and handles her role as Queen's Own with grace.

Talia loves the people in her world, but she has yet to convince herself that she belongs at the Collegium. Her class today is to learn how to identify and use her Gifts to help the Kingdom. One of the students in the class is Neave, who is a projector. His Gift sends out powerful thoughts, and if not controlled, gives the other students horrible nightmares based on his past as being a slave child.

Talia learns that a Herald's Gift increases dramatically when used together with their Companion...