What worlds have not taken our compatriots to, and everywhere they were on high ground. But how do you climb to that height when you're only twelve, and your mentors don't care that you're a duke from a high mountain. Even if you show your intelligence and wit, it's not likely to change their attitude toward you. And a lot of money in the account and an artifact of the ancients will not give an advantage that you would like to count on. But there...