Jax ignored Seleana as she walked away and turned back to his cousin and Skylar.  

"Awful, they were," he spoke in an undertone now, worried that teachers wouldn't want this discussed.  "With their pureblood shite.  Anyone had a name they di'n't recognize an' they'd poke and prod t'find out if they were less'n pure.  A lot of us di'n't pass their tests and got the shaft.  Learned loads, but they were well scary.

"Tell me nuffin, Aed.  I know it.  What do you propose, then?"