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Garuwashi s, but it was an infectious kind of shtly and rewarded him well--as he expected"

"Son of a--" Every tiot hit in the face with it

~Is there a lesson here?~

Kylar ignored the ka’kari "So, if you expected uttershite" He dropped the papers on the table "There’s no supply train"

Garuwashi’s grin faded "It’s co," he said "If you don’t believe me, wait two days You tell me, do you think all those reports could have been written between the ti with my sentry and now? That would be a massive effort, wouldn’t it? And it would be stupid ofyou I expected you"

Kylar blinked "So what’s the ga on his clothes "Oh, are we being honest with each other?"

"Might be quicker than lying"

Garuwashi hesitated "Fair enough I’?" Kylar asked

Garuwashi looked puzzled "You say this like itto you"

Kylar cursed his ineptitude "A ru? Cenaria and Ceura are neither large nor distant froive me rivals" He waved it away and tied the thin silk robe around his waist "In a year, I will be king of Ceura I have a reputation now and most of it serves my purposes But in our capital Aenu, the effete nobles call me a barbarian ‘Skilled at war, yes, but can a butcher be king?’ This is how they attack a man who is too excellent So I have a s We both know that I can take Cenaria I let you read long enough to see that, yes?"

"So what do you want?" Kylar asked

"Surrender Unconditionally I will give youto clairant this realm once more to your queen"

Kylar couldn’t stop a twitch of annoyance

Garuwashi caught it "You prefer Duke Gyre be ? Done I will even restore half of the royal treasury Beyond this, é Tellus? Is it not worththat the treasury’s empty?~