A maid tells Raeliana about a mirror in the west building that promises to give visitors any information they want, and warns her not to go near it. But Raeliana is too curious about what could have happened to Beatrice, the novel's heroine...
he was described as more talented 
with the sword than with the pen.
تمّ وصفه على أنّه أكثر موهبة
بالسّيف منه بالقلم
उसे कलम की तुलना में तलवार
से ज़्यादा ताकतवर बताया गया।
viene descritto più abile 
con la spada che con la penna.