Sponsors for a brother
"Now, who wishes to sponsor Alan of Pirate's Swoop?" asked Lord Wyldon. A rush of hands flew up, each of them jostling to be seen. This brought a small smile to Page Aly's face. "Page Martin, you shall sponsor Page Alan. Now as that is all you may go."
"Told you they'd all want to sponsor you," Aly whispered to her brother as she walked past.
Aly didn't get another chance to speak to Alan until later that evening when Martin brought Alan along to study with him, David, Aly and Nimi. They sat around a table as David and Martin pummelled Alan with questions about his mother. Aly just sat and smiled, and at one point mouthed "I told you so" to him.
"So how's your family?" Aly asked, attempting to save him from having to tell any war stories.
"Oh they're all fine. How about yours?" he replied.
"Fine as well," she answered.
Martin and David stared at them. "Have you two met before?" asked Martin.
"Once or twice," replied Aly.
"You have? Amasing!" answered David.
"Yeah sure," said Nimi. "Now can you please be quiet? I'm actually trying to study."
Over the next year things yet again fell into a pattern. Wenlow began to leave Aly and Nimi alone as Alan, Martin and David spent more time with them. Lessons were the same, though they became harder as the year progressed, it was an uneventful year.