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“Thank you Goddess,” he said, when at last, she finished “I will do as you say”

“See that you do—the fate of the other Monstrum and their ability to call brides from Earth without strife and acrimony rests on you, Warrior”

Then, the statue was silent and the aniain Rarev drew a deep breath—to actually speak to the Goddess herself was so few could claim! He felt both honored and humbled, but he didn’t have much time to do as necessary

“I see that you finally believe you are forgiven,” Grand at him as he rose

“I believe, Grandmother” Rarev leaned down to drop a kiss on her furry cheek “But now I o—I have much to do and not much time to do it in”

“Go” She sesture with one hand “And o with you”

“Thank you” Rarev smiled “I believe that she will”

Then he rushed fro

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“Minister Oxley, what did you do to your hair?”

“Minister Oxley, is it true you ran away from the Earth with the Monstru to be another attack?”

“Minister, where did you get that dress? Is it froner?”

Ehed and tried to keep her face calm The Press and the tabloids had co questions—but all the wrong ones

She wished that she hadn’t listened to Kat, who had insisted that she wear her hair down and keep the bluish-green translucent wrap dress she’d gotten froellens

“It looks fabulous, doll!” Kat had told her “You just wear a slip under it and it’ll be perfect for the press conference”