"It was him," Lannon said. "I don't care what anyone says."
The others looked relieved. "I'm glad you think that," said Vorden, "because I know in my heart it was."
Timlin kept running his tiny hands over his sash.
"Your going to wear that thing out," laughed Vorden, "if you keep rubbing it that way. You'll make it unreadable."
"We're almost Knights now!" Timlin said excitedly.
"Not quite," said Jerret, grinning. "We still have a lot to learn, Timlin."
"But it is a step in the right direction," said Aldreya. "Now, if we do well during Promotion Day, we'll already have two ribbons."
"Why only two?" said Vorden. "I'm going for three altogether, at least. What about you, Lannon?"
"I'm happy I got this one," said Lannon. "That way if I don't get one on Promotion Day, at least I'll still have made progress."
Vorden shook his head. "I see not much has changed with you since the Color Trials, Lannon. You still lack confidence in yourself."
Lannon considered Vorden's words, and then dismissed them. Truthfully, a lot had changed--including some things deep within that he was perhaps barely aware of. Things had changed faster, and more thoroughly, than he had ever believed they would. Tenneth Bard's words echoed through his mind: "Not over yet... Just beginning..."
End.
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