Northwest Oriole is a land of small countries and many universities, where scholarship is greatly regarded. Choosing a school is thus a matter of great weight, no matter your rank or wealth.
Hal has always known where he's going, because he is the Imperial Duke of Fillering Pool, and the dukes have always gone to either Zabour or Tara. Since Zabour fell into the sea, it'll have to be Tara.
Theoretically.
At some point he'll have to write them.
Clary Sage is a novella loosely connected to the Grenwing & Dart series, taking place before those books commence.