The first class Milan's decided to audit is a half-hour before Odette's first class, but she can get up early and show him the way, if he wants.
"No one trusts him because liches have a horrible reputation. Sometimes that extends to people not trusting his subjects either; sometimes they just assume he's oppressing us in some horrible way."
"It's nice! I like it! Admittedly I might have an unusual experience in that King Eisar is a friend of the family and I've known him since before I could walk or talk, but I think it's also reasonably nice for people without that kind of connection."
"I'll have to get used to it eventually, I can't avoid all reminders forever. I just - wish you could see the mountains. There are some really excellent mountains."
"You can learn to do illusions. It's--not the same, but it'll have to do until we can rip the horrible out of your universe and you can show me them yourself."