Summary

Chapter 13 – The instructor who teaches histories to Mare knows who she really is, but promises not to tell. He has the power to have the cameras in his rooms turned off. Mare’s entry to the palace as a Red, and her sudden transformation into a Silver, has caught his attention. The instructor reveals himself as Cal's uncle, Julian Jacos, Head of House Jacos, brother of the late queen. Julian explains that Mare has more power than she thinks, that she can be an instrument for good, controlled change, unlike the Scarlet Guard who are too much too fast for most people. Julian tells her that words can lie. Julian tells Mare that thinking all Silvers are evil is as wrong as thinking all Reds are inferior. Julian goes on to say that Mare is proof Reds and Silvers can be equals, and that...