Greetings, fine people! Huge thanks to Ben for commissioning this episode covering The Novice, which is a follow-up to The Magicians' Guild by Trudi Canavan. I was hoping that I wasn't done reading about that world, and it looks like Fergun being gone isn't going to make things that much easier for Sonea in the end.
Sonea has existed in a subsection of society that knows all too well how little money actually has to do with being a good or decent person, and I think it's a bit of a shock how horrible people her own age (or pretty close to it) can be about something like that. She's bullied almost immediately by a little shit named Regin, and there are plenty of adults muttering to themselves well within her hearing, too.
I'm worried about her. I know that she's more mature and has more self-control than many people, but she's a strong magician and I can't help but wonder if they're trying to provoke her into doing something to incriminate herself. Keep a cool head, Sonea.
Thanks again to Ben, and find the book here if you want to read along! https://amzn.to/2FpVh8D
See you soon with a new episode.