“Are you ready to pack your things?”
Driz came awake with a start at Cory’s words. It took him a beat to process them and then his heart sank to his knees or lower. “P-p-pack?”
Cory laughed. “Got your attention, didn’t I? Relax. That won’t be necessary for a while. We may make a trek or two later on; however, for now, this is your home. How does that sound?”
“Like the best news I’ve heard in…oh, probably since I learned I’d been accepted at the academy. I just hope—” He plowed to a halt, realizing what he was about to say would hardly endear him to his new master. The rest of that thought had run something like I hope I learn more and progress farther from my time here than I did from the decade there.
Before Driz could say anything else utterly foolish or at least completely unwise, C
