Zanna Chadwicke

Despite her attractiveness, charm, and warmth, Zanna has never been in a relationship. Her depth of intellect and wisdom, especially for her age, can be intimidating to others—and she wouldn’t waste her time with anyone who had to struggle with that. In any case, there’s been years of intense study and difficult work occupying her time in order to reach the level she’s achieved. She was starting to make peace with the fact that her career would consume her whole life, and that it was more than satisfactory to her. She never thought she would meet someone that she might fall in love with, but then came Carling Truemane (page 116), who is quite unlike anyone she’s ever met. His intellect ensnares her. The amount of time he’s spent learning and exploring the world to accumulate the knowledge he has is truly startling, and he’s an open and endless book of stories. They’ve spent nights awake just talking. No matter how much time they’re together, it never seems like enough. If that’s not the beginning of love, what is? The best thing about him: because of his long pursuit of knowledge, he’s never been in a relationship either. They could explore this new experience together.