Valira - was accepted into Azure Cross as an exception by Alf Lovaas himself. Sometimes, those who got a chance like her didn't live up to expectations, however, every day, for years on end, Valira showed that Alf's decision was completely correct.
She was one of the most outstanding young talents to take Azure Cross into their ranks. Many organizations and even families did this because it allowed them to pre-recruit someone theoretically capable for a fairly modest amount of money and effort.
This tactic had only one, obvious disadvantage - if such a person didn't develop a talent for magic, it meant that all the time and resources spent by the organization went into a first-class knight at most. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't what the organization had hoped for.
