‘if someone were to burst into their meetings without an invitation and shout at them a little, that would be … frowned upon?’ She closed her eyes. ‘Won’t work, Em.’ ‘Are you sure? Because I’m just thinking …’ I gestured at Creon. ‘They’re afraid to join because they’re scared I’m nothing but Creon’s puppet and they don’t want to risk ending up in a fae empire even worse than the one in which they’re currently living. Correct?’ ‘Yes,’ Lyn said wearily, ‘but—’ ‘So if we want them to join, we have two options. Either we have to convince them that Creon is actually a cuddly little sweetheart,
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