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“Can we count on her to follow your direction and stay in the village?”

“She knows the extent of my patience and tolerance” He hadn’t missed the flicker of dread in her eyes while his temper had si nuptials She’d known she’d vexed hi to worry about with her or Toran Jade will obey my command this time”

“I still can’t believe you pereneral said as they rode through the woods

“Who says I perone”

Morgan shot hiistry”

With a jerk of his head and a sardonic tone, Davian said, “As if that would stop her”

His general was silent as they passed over the narrow bridge in single file for, but hoill you justifya demon slayer?”

Davian sighed “That does complicate matters” By a lot “She wasn’t a slayer when I proposed”

A snort froan was followed by, “As if that would stop you”

“No, I didn’t intend to rescind the proposal But I could have used so on the fact that she’s part-demon to help smooth the waters with my coalition”

He was resigned to an inevitability he hadn’t previously considered “Her being a slayer certainly gives her ht than when she was merely human The demi-demon aspect ork in her favor as well, since she’s proven that she can build relations with the deue demons she’s bound to slay, not those who’ve sworn their loyalty topeace”

That was a very reasonable stance to take, he decided One that would validate the choice he’d made when he’d selected his queen

They cliic tasks to implement

Unfortunately, Davian’s optiave the predicaan’s state if he truly could pull off the impossible

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