Everyone knows the names of great military leaders and powerful mages, but few remember the names of those who fell victims to the winners' power. Yet there was time when all of them -- victors and vanquished -- started together, honing their skills in the arenas of the schools that trained them in spells and swords.  Even then, however, only the most gifted were able to complete their training.

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