“Jaddah.” Arlen drew the symbol for the first pillar of Heaven in the air. Amanvah looked at him in surprise, but he ignored her, smiling at the warrior. “Jaddah,” the warrior agreed. His eyes flicked to Amanvah, and his fear intensified. “Rise and stand tall,” Arlen said in Krasian. When the man did, Arlen bowed. “Have no fear, brother. Kaval may not see the irony of sending a khaffit to deliver an insult he fears to bring in person, but it is not lost on me. The kha’Sharum bring honor to the dal’Sharum, not the other way around.” The warrior bowed deeply, and the shift in his aura was
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