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“She’s also only eleven,” Rana pointed out. “That’s too little for marriage. She needs a few years yet to get an education and grow up a bit.”

“Excellent question,” Rana answered, dipping her head to him as she exited. “Thank you… as I mentioned, he hadn’t told me I was going to stay up here before we ...

Yeah, I reported them :[

“Oh… sorry.” She nodded and stepped towards the door.

“Fair enough.” She nodded. “How did they come across her? Surely they don’t keep slaves?”

Rana nodded. “Hopefully. Must be quite likeable to have convinced the Loquiturs to take her in, anyhow.”

“Interesting.” Rana straightened as well. “Must have given her quite the cultural shock, to go from slavery to luxury.”

Rana blinked, slowly processing it. “Why? Who is she, to be worth sending assassins after?”

Rana looked at him, aghast. “I beg your pardon?”

(Sounds good! Sleep well!) Rana nodded in agreement. “Have you met the new girl?”

(That’s amazing and I wanna see lol) (My gf sketched our cats today and I’m in love with the result) Rana nodded thoughtfully. “I hope the reunion is as peaceful ...

“Are you able to see her now?” Rana asked, hoping for a cheerier topic.

(Oh, I thought they were 14 and 20. I think I was thinking college graduates would be 20 but he only did two years. You right) Rana nodded somberly, not ...

“That’s sweet.” Rana smiled a little, though she doubted his math. Didn’t they have a six year gap? Oh well. “She sounds like a kind person.”

“Did you?” She looked at him curiously.