Chapter 7

The following day, just as promised, the portfolios of my prospective bodyguards were delivered. The emperor had been right in that they were all Origens fully capable of protecting me. I sat in the living room, flipping through the pages and trying to figure out which two I'd select out of the ten he'd narrowed them down to. One person caught my eye. His name was Garrett Stone and one of the hobbies he'd listed was reading. His unique ability was teleportation and he was highly recommended as a bodyguard for royals. I was already sold since he'd mentioned reading and decided to select him as my first choice. Now I had to choose one more. I read through the rest of the profiles over and over again until I finally settled a woman named Violet O'Conner. Her unique ability was photographic memory and she had advanced certification in ancient Crysauralian with a degree in Kingdom History. I decided that she could double as a study partner. After I'd made my choice