‘Would you say your father falls into that category, too?’ I shrugged. ‘Agenor is powerful enough, but I’m not sure I’d call him frightening.’ ‘He’s been on the Mother’s side for a while, though,’ she retorted – without even a moment of pause, as if this was a part of the conversation she’d prepared well in advance. ‘That in itself seems to be an ominous sign, wouldn’t you say?’ ‘Oh, I wouldn’t dare to claim he’s not an idiot,’ I said, and that elicited an unexpected chuckle from her. ‘But I’m fully sure that he no longer supports the Mother or the fae empire in general and hasn’t done so in
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