Hill opened the file with a smile. He knew Lynn would make sure the visitors from Waterdeep left satisfied.
Khelben's nephew was clever and capable, but he could not match Lynn when it came to dealing with people.
Hill had always been curious about Lynn's bard teacher. How had he raised Lynn to suppress the chaotic streak he had inherited from the Gold Elves so completely?
Hill had once assumed one of Lynn's parents must be fairly levelheaded. After meeting them, though, he knew that was nowhere near the truth. Lynn's father was certainly capable, but he approached everything with an artist's sensibility.
Lynn's way of doing things... Rather than a bard, he seemed more like a Paladin who held himself to strict standards and observed every rule of propriety.
Hill shook off his speculations about Lynn and began reading the information on Silver Moon City... What was this?
Hill silently read line after line. Lynn had tried to hide it, but a certain senior professor at the Poet Academy's delight in others' misfortune still leaped off the page:
It was a sprawling mess sparked by the Scarlet Incident at the Mage Academy.
What began as infighting among Alustriel's descendants in the Silver Palace had turned into a power struggle between those descendants and the subordinates of Tern, the current ruler of Silver Moon City and Alustriel's loyal Spellguard.
One name was familiar to Hill: Paul Tirin Synn Heir, whom he had met at the auction. She was dean of the Enchantment Academy in University City and Tern's loyal lackey.
Tern had followed Alustriel for over a thousand years, and they were very close friends. Even when the two Mages governed from the High Palace together—Tern ruling Silver Moon City and Alustriel the entire Silver Alliance—they had never quarreled.
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