Flashback ( PDFDrive )

It was as if he’d decided right then and there that he was going to
do everything in his power to humiliate his father. And Lord Cassius
must’ve felt that resolve, because he hurled the goblet he’d been
holding, splattering Keefe’s feet with fizzleberry wine as it shattered
against the floor.
“Clean that up!” Lord Cassius ordered. “And plan on spending your
entire break making up for your lack of dedication. I’ll have your first
study assignments sent to you in the morning.”
“Running off to Atlantis again?” Lady Gisela asked as Lord Cassius
stalked toward the staircase.
“Don’t start with me,” he told her. “And don’t wait up.”
Her eyes flashed and she lifted her chin, keeping her head high
until he was gone
“Well,” she told Keefe. “Sounds like you have some work to do.”
She was halfway down the stairs when she glanced over her
shoulder.
“Keefe?” she said, waiting for him to look at her. “Someday, you’ll
be glad you’re not a Vacker.”
What was that supposed to mean? Fitz asked, and Sophie winced.
She’d forgotten she wasn’t the only one watching that memory.
No idea, Keefe told him. My mom was already working with Alvar back
then, so maybe she meant all the gossip you’re dealing with now that
everyone knows he’s with the Neverseen?
But she was leading the Neverseen, Fitz argued, so she knew all that
drama would be coming for you, too.
True. Well, maybe it’s something with the mysterious Vacker legacy, then.
And wait a minute—I just realized we’re Legacy Buddies! We should get