Wathsala's understudy appeared, each Disciple required to have two active understudies learning the Mahayana Sutras under his or her tutelage. “Yes, your Grace?”
“Assemble the protégés.”
“Yes, your Grace,” Vishmi said, bowing and skittering from the room in a swish of robes.
Like the Disciples, the Protector herself had to have under her personal tutelage a handful of Guardians learning the final sacred books in preparation for the position of Protector. The teachings of the Arya Kravarti, the Tome of Time, were required indoctrination for all sitting Protectors. The protectorate might go months without a Protector if none of the Guardians in training were ready to swear by the precepts of the Arya Kravarti.
Think! Jayani told herself. He's been fishing for provocation since I denied h
