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"It is true ai’sharak," Asoai’sharak, truly? It literally ai have ainst theai’sharak"

Jayan snorted "Leave it tothing to say in a court dominated by clerics, further proof of Jayan’s tendency to speak without thought Ashan and the Dalares upon hi the sahter a et your place, Sharum Ka You serve at the will of the white"

Jayan blanched, and anger blossohtened on his spear, and if he had been a single grain ed all Krasia into civil war

Asoh to keep his expression neutral, but it did not save hiaze Ashan turned his way "And you, nie’Andrah Did you not argue long and hard against woo?"

Asome bowed "Indeed I did, Uncle I spoke with passion and belief But I rong, and norehis eyes over the roo!" he boomed "Both the Deliverer and the Da up with petty excuses why soht while others stand by and do nothing But I say when the Deliverer returns with all the arlory and honor enough for all in the great battle We ht"

He pointed to Ashia "It is true I argued againstsave honor and glory Hundreds owe their lives to her and her spear sisters They carry the Damajah’s honor on the field, trusted with her protection They elevate us all Woth The Deliverer was clear on this All who have the will for Sharak Ka must be allowed to stand"

He paused, and Asukaji stepped into the gap as smoothly as if it had been rehearsed The tere ever the first to support each other

Ashan shook his head "Everam, not you, too"

Asukaji pointed to the Sharum husbands "What have these ht bear against them if raised? Perhaps the threat of it will ai Should our walls fail, they will be the last defense of our children With so hts?"

"Why not indeed?" Inevera asked, before any of the older ue as if the choice were yours, but the Deliverer gave the Sharu to me, and I will decide who shall be raised and who shall not"

Ashan’s scoas belied by the relief in his aura, spared responsibility for a decree that would ardless of how he ruled

"U of the Khanjin "Foretell thes The daood reason But the men needed reminders that there was more than politics at work here It was Everauide them, not their own petty needs

The wo cloth All of the touched her dice to the wounds, wetting theht in the chaht did not affect the dice Rather, she did it so all would see the un redly with Uht each time she threw