After Greir and Basla left, Ender and his brother had stayed up for nearly another hour discussing how best to get the news to their father that Ender had signed a contract with a witch. There was a reason Mont's kept no witches in their employ, and it wasn't because his father was soft in the heart for them. Marcaius Mont had a healthy distrust for any person outside of his immediate family, but he had an even stronger suspicion of anyone who could wield magic.
Rumors had even made it to Ender, by way of Lucian, of course, that his father was conspiring with the King's new general, who also possessed a defiant demeanor towards the magical arts. His father was not going to be pleased with the news by any means, but at least Ender had some time before his father found out.
