"I may not be the Emissary of the Ascended Archer," Loman admitted as a hush fell over the hall once again. "But an Exemplar's eyes see far ahead and they can read a man's fortune in the stars the way lesser men read their books of prayers," he said, heaping praise on his mentor that didn't feel the least bit exaggerated.
Loman had seen more than enough demonstrations over the years of his teacher's ability to describe events that would soon come to pass, from things small enough to change the life of a single family to great events that could spell the rise or ruin of a whole barony or even a county. Now, Loman placed his faith in his mentor's uncanny ability to see far ahead as he addressed the crowd, revealing a truth he was only coming to understand at this moment.
