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[backdated to August 2nd, sunrise.]

I require several shardholders who can accompany me to Redgate within a few days. Aside from your availability, I also require that you be skilled in combat without magic and that you can take directions without raising a fuss. None of this is negotiable.

If you believe yourself to be capable of this, please respond, and we can arrange to meet.

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You honour me. But I am not a don. I am no one so illustrious. My sort, we live with papers and horses and clean the stables.

Have you your father or brothers here, Madam?

Unfortunately, I arrived alone, and have had to find my own way. But people have been more than kind enough, so there's nothing to worry about.

[having a small variety of blades helps on the not worrying front.]

I thought a woman spied danger everywhere. Hiding. In wait.

It's only dangerous when one cannot handle it. Such as it is, little could be called danger within the walls of this court.

[ What a deep voice. ]

Have a care where your wishes lie, Madam. God might choose to have them answered.

I don't think He's been listening to anything I've said in the past ten years, I doubt He'd begin now. Perhaps He likes you better, though.

He should. Let us say He and I have agreements.

Then you're a very fortunate man, to be blessed so. But I needn't tell you what you already know.

I don't much mind. A man should know his blessings.

If you ever get the chance, ask Him if there's an easier way to contact Him that doesn't require hours spent on your knees.

Shall I tell him it upsets the folds of your dresses?

More that it's deeply unsatisfying to give someone so much attention and never receive even a touch of gratification directed at you.

The formidable jealousy of a woman, is it?

Or her patient longing that fairly makes her ache.

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