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Sage steals a roast and a butler is chasing after him with a cleaver in his hand. Sage runs into a man named Connor who rescues him by payng the butler 50 silver coins. He "buys" Sage from the orphange Sage is from and takes Sage with him.
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He meets the other boys, Latamar, Rodner, and Tobias when trying to escape.
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Latamar, another boy, gets killed as a example for people who try to escape.
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Connor starts training all the boys . The boys find out that if they do not succeed Connor's expectations they will be killed.
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Connor wants them to be a impostor and replace a missing prince, Jaron. He claims it is to prevent a hungry prime-regent from reaching the throne.
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When Connor finds out that Sage can roll things out, a common characteristic for a pickpocket, he chooses him. He tells Sage that is because prince Jaron was famous for that ability.
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Reader finds out that Sage is prince Jaron. He was sent away to a orphanage for protection. Connor does not know this.
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When Sage and party gets to the palace, the are attacked aby fellow Cregan and jealous Rodner.
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Sage takes his seat as the true prince and orders Connor to jail and strips him from his position.
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""I am not running away and it's none of your business where I'm going" I snapped. (Nielson 238)- This quote shows that Sage is impatient.
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"My skills are better then yours," I said." I can outride you with my eyes closed. Probably so can Tobias and Roden." (Nielson 84) - This quote shows that he is boisterous.
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"You have a clever tongue and an arrogant tilt to your head."(Nielson 28) -This means Sage is arrogant.
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"You're a difficult young man Sage, but I suspect that comes from your lack of discipline and supervision, which means I can train it out of you. I've heard that down in the dungeons, you told Mott you would be my prince. Is that so?" -This means that Sage is difficult.(Nielson 144)
