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"Why would that be undesirable?" he asked, bristling "Black Moon Draw has the ht worthy of any woeold or power or whatever," she replied "When you conquer the world, you'll just sell hed, suddenly aware of where she was co her as a jest, one she clearly did not understand

His battle-witch looked at him in clear disapproval

"Nay, Naia I do not intend to sell you," he said, shaking his head "Although I , staring at hiht turned to face her "The warrior-queen of Black Moon Draw"

"Are you proposing?"

"Proposing?" he echoed with disdain "I propose naught If I choose to take you as my queen, then I shall, and you will obey the coaze, along with a different kind of fire "You can't just ditch the woman you're betrothed to or force me to marry you"

Aye, there is that But his betrothed would not be his betrothed when the as over His oath of secrecy prevented hi the truth "Very well You will become my mistress," he reasoned

"Absolutely not! I'm not some back up! Is this because I know your na here, or you wouldn't have been sent to me"

"You can't do that to your princess I won't let you hurt her like that by breaking it off with her or hiding away some woman on the side! What happened in the toas a ain"

He snatched her arm and pulled her to face him "I do not make mistakes, Naia Should I choose to claim you as my queen or mistress, I will do so"

Her mouth opened and then closed Wordlessly, she yanked free and cli their path frood," she breathed

He hurried to join her and scoured the fa out some enemy or other cause for her alarm

"This is the most beautiful place I've ever seen Like a cross between Scotland and New Zealand Ruled by an absolute asshole"

He chose to ignore her slight, angry with her the way she ith hi the naaze sweeping across the landscape he had known since he was a child Rolling hills coated by e to theed purple-blue mountains in the near distance The scent of his horass welco him home from battle