Retribution - Part 4

"An impossibility," Lazarus agreed. "There is no basis for such a claim. The youngest record we have of a boy breaking the Second Boundary is seventeen. One Rudeus Finch. He did so under particular circumstances, after the destruction of his House, the murder of his family, and the loss of their estates, it was vengeance that drove him to such strength. And vengeance that resulted in his untimely death. He lost his life at eighteen, in a most dishonourable fashion."

"How is it that you intend to counsel me, then, Lazarus?" Tevar asked, seeming to have no patience for stories.