"Well," Sam says, thinking for a minute. She's not really sure where to starts, because she's not sure what Kahlan already knows--what she's learned at home, what she's learned here, and Sam's not entirely sure of all the courses available at the school. "All of the science courses at the island are probably good, even if they don't seem related at first. Astrophysics relies on a wide set of skills. Lots of math, too. What are you taking at the school right now?"

She also wants to know what Kahlan means by 'less likely to have me killed for being different,' but it's a question she'll hold onto for a bit.