Tell me about your master.I nod. He is eighth in line to the throne, the son ofNo, no, Caspida interrupts irritably. Tell me what he is like.He is a gambler, I say. There is no point in lying about these things. He is bold, but reckless. Brave, but impetuous. A man who . . . holds grudges. Pausing, I finish in a whisper, He would risk his life to save someone else, without even thinking twice.Caspida turns her head a bit, interest growing in her eyes. And he sets out on a mad voyage and sails straight into a nest of jinn.My master is noble, I say with a smile, but I made no suggestions as to his intelligence.
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