Glancing at his anxious and conflicted prized student, Philip asked, "So what do you want me to do? I told Conrad that he and Andrew are not birds of a feather. Andrew looks like a goofy little sparrow, while Conrad thinks he's a phoenix about to take flight.

"He imagined his ugly wings would still carry him skyward, but fate doesn't follow anyone's pretty fantasies when it pulls the strings. Andrew's sparrow feathers would fall away, and Conrad would see he wasn't facing a dumb bird but a mas