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Kali was stunned at the news. Rughoi was making decisions at a breakneck pace. "Do- I... er... Azara? Do you even know the king? How did he choose you? I mean... what's going on?" It seemed as if Azara's name was just pulled out of a jar at random, or possibly the marriage was arranged behind closed doors in a matter of hours at most. Possibly under a single hour. "This is... wrong" she mentally added. There was no way that such rapid decisions could be justified. This would not end well.

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Ophion turned his attention to Fasuto as Kara gave Smith a hug. "Don't worry about my father. He's done this sort of thing before. It's a pretty standard procedure, going into the enemy's lair alone to get information and leaving before they can stop him. You did a good job, my love."