I can't stop your title being stripped, but if you reconsider your refusal, I can at least offer you some measure of leniency." You bastard," challeng...d Altar, "You pulled back your forces because she turned you down? Mantille's fall is on your head, not hers!" Remove him from the room," commanded Morthan. His soldiers wrestled the Saint from the room, amid panicked whispers of the watching noble and clergy. There had been rumors that the prince had been making an effort to bed and marry the. Not that he needed it for himself, but he wanted to know where it was for after the rescue and getting the girls back up into the forest.Kal shook his head as he left the river behind. Carriston had recovered from the incident with the river largely on its advanced metal crafting industry, seen as second only to the dwarves in quality. A fact he rarely noticed because his wanderings about the city were typically on the western and northern sides, near the inn he stayed at, the markets, and. That bastard.Ruth was sitting across from him, her face a little sour. Neil started to speak, but she interrupted. "Neil... I don't love you" OK... uh" Neil started, trying to field this pitch."And I don't want you falling for me..." she continued.Neil stopped and watched as at least one problem solved itself. He laughed and Ruth gave him an evil look. "Sorry, I've been trying to solve several problems, and you just solved... well, you. I was a bit clingy last night, and that wasn't fair"Ruth. Discussion."I tried to follow their arguments, but they were complicated and I had noidea what the law was. Mr. St. James seemed to argue that The Academy'scharter required the board to accept the highest bid for services by WorkExperience students, meaning he should get me, while Ms. Moreau arguedthat Work Experience rules didn't apply in my case because yadda yaddayadda, meaning she should get me. There was no one to argue that I shouldget me, and I'd been told not to speak. So all I could do.