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for once, and there were no further problems (aside from the steady rain) between us and the Percysthorpe Gate.
We passed through the Gate and emerged in a side passage that had the look of an emergency exit.
"The summer palace," Ms. Thomson murmured reverently. "I have never been here, but Mister Calaveras knows these halls well."
"Does he know the way to Headmaster Hoardblemish's office?" I asked, as I applied some Gramarye to dry myself and freshen my clothes.
"There was no such personage here during Mister Calaveras' time," Thomson replied. "Perhaps he knows." She pointed at a student walking past the end of the corridor ahead of us.
A few minutes and a few discreet questions later, I was standing before Xavier Hoardblemish himself as he crushed my hand in a jovial but vicelike grip.
"Dashed good to see you, Mr. Young," he exclaimed. "It certainly has been a while! What brings our foremost benefactor here to the Academy?"
"I know a young femme that might potentially enroll," I explained as I nursed my sore hand. "A relative of mine. She has abilities which would be best cultivated in this very institution, and this seemed like a good time to drop in and see how things have been progressing."
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