"Wallmaker is his birthright, his title," murmurs the thing that isn't a cat, "he is the first in hundreds of years. A lifelong purpose to which to put his ingenuity and creativity for new, clever uses of Charter magic, a destiny that suits him much better than Abhorsen-in-Waiting. Or Prince, for that matter."

Yrael flicks an ear. "My sister who also found this place is Kibeth, the Walker, third of the Seven."