If Owen could hear their thoughts, he would surely understand them.
In the land of Novalia, the chasm between races is an intrinsic inequality that no talent can bridge.
A genius from a disadvantaged race might only appear slightly stronger to an average individual of an intermediate race.
And the genius of an intermediate race? Barely worthy of notice by an ordinary member of an advanced race.
Hidden within bloodlines is an invisible divide, a profound gap.
This is the strict, unspoken boundary between races.
Rare are those who manage to cross this line, very rare indeed.
The two companions were filled with mixed emotions, yet they felt a certain relief.
Following Owen, their future seemed somewhat more promising.
Stanbeck was released, and his fellow sea race members also calmed down.
Their attention returned to the well.
