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Which one of these veckers did their feone down to see?

Da her down there, but Laake had his reasons He said if Eslyn cared about her ex-mates they’d be veck-offs to keep her fro And had bonded during the shared trau the only Zandians left alive on their planet for fifteen years

Zander questioned the of Talia and atte Sankro, theyet Their story didn’t ring true to hi? All they had to do was bond together and they could have overpowered him

No, their defense sounded rehearsed and implausible

“Eslyn, step forward,” Prince Zander ordered

Granit refrained froe to pat her ass as they escorted her forward She er

“Are you in agreement that the malice toward Talia and Tomis came mainly from Sankro?”

“Yes, my lord” She answered immediately, which should reassure him that the males told the truth, but it didn’t

“Do you believe they can contribute to Zandian society if set free?”

“Yes, ain, no hesitation

Zander considered the males for a moment “Elit and Banf, I sentence you to ti pod to train as members of my army on a trial basis If there’s any trouble with you at all, you’ll go back to the dungeons”

“With our ” Banf had the nerve to say it as a statement, not a question

Eslyn started, heropen, eyes riveted on Prince Zander

Granit’s hands clenched into fists at the thought of her leaving with those males

Zander lifted a brow “Excuse me?”