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Sinna dropped his forearhed "I don’t know I irl and all of that! But the truth is… When I first saw her I thought she was pretty, but after she bathed and put the new clothes on? Good gods, she looked dazzling I’ve never seen anyone prettier"

Now this was news for Dardanos "Bathed…? She’s out of the wagon?"

"Well, yes Cotiso told his other slave to give her a bath and─"

Dardanos had already left in a hurry; Sinna called after hi?"

"To see Cotiso"

"Can I come?"

"Watch the damn trees"

Theabout their business over dinner

Maria worked politely, chopping the roast beef and refilling everyone’s dishes and drinks, while Corina went awfully silent and almost never took her eyes off Alina, who had kept her face down the whole time and hadn’t " Maria passed a loaf of bread and Alina took it quietly

Alina stared at the loaf in her hands for a long time and finally muttered when the chatter went down, "They told me─"