"Good," Lombard said, though he seemed surprised that Beam readily admitted it. "Who taught you to do as you did? Who is your master?"
"I was not taught how to break through the Second Boundary, and my master does not wish to be named," Beam said.
Lombard frowned at that. "Your master does not wish to be named, hm? Well, I'd expect not, since he has not shown himself. So tell me, this maser of yours, is he a knight?"
"He is," Beam said.
"So a knight that took a peasant under his wing, is it?" Lombard said. "Ad not only that, you claim to have broken through the Second Boundary without his assistance. Well, I suppose that would make sense – for what other reason would a knight apprentice a peasant? But something about it doesn't sit right with me. What do you think, Tolsey?"
