Shallan, weren't you supposed to be reading?”
"I... had trouble concentrating.”
"So you came up on deck,” Jasnah said, "to sketch pictures of young men working without their shirts on. You expected this toyour concentration? (Brandon Sanderson)

Shallan, weren't you supposed to be reading?” "I... had trouble concentrating.” "So you came up on deck,” Jasnah said, "to sketch pictures of young men working without their shirts on. You expected this toyour concentration?

Brandon Sanderson

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