Rod was told by Rohan to go down into the entrance courtyard, and meet Heinrich's second. Whatever a second was. All he knew was that some stupid girl forgot her place, and Rohan put her back into her place. Heinrich overreacted, clearly believing in all that "equal gender" stuff. And now, they were going to brawl.

Rod stood in the courtyard, his hands in his pockets, and his eyes wandering over the stones under his feet. Rod picked up one stone, turning it over in his palm. Spoon stone. Could use some shaping, but its nice and smooth. he thought.

Some kid started to approach him. "Look, if you see a kid who's Heinrich's second, let him know Rod is looking for him."