
But a rebellion is brewing, and dangerous people know that Sasha is not who she's pretending to be. Sasha's been brought to Aurora to masquerade as Princess Juliana and make sure the wedding happens as scheduled. A princess who has run away to avoid getting married and may have ignited a war. Second of all, her analog this this world is a princess. First of all, Sasha didn't even know other universes existed. Sasha is kidnapped against her will and dropped into a parallel universe called Aurora. Scarier when you don't recognize your surroundings. Kata to chreon.Īpparently, the universe won't let you get away with anything, at least not for long. I don't remember much else from the class, but that particular idea stuck with me. Science tells us that matter can neither be created nor destroyed, but also that every action has an equal and opposite reaction-all debts are eventually paid in full. Those guys might've died centuries ago, but they were on to something.

The universe, he said, strives for harmony and balance. Early told us, believed that the universe was an ordered place, where everything had a price that was collected in due course. The phrase, he said, was ambiguous, both in origin and meaning, but basically it was translated "according to the debt." The ancient Greeks, Mr. Early, wrote three words on the board: kata to chreon.

On the first day of the semester, my teacher, Mr. W HEN I WAS A SOPHOMORE in high school, I enrolled in a Western philosophy class to full a graduation requirement.
