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You should have stayed on Jadd. Drowned yourself in harem girls and the prince’s best wine!”

“I told you,” I said. “That wasn’t an option.”

“Then maybe you’ve lived too long!” Lorian snapped, voice rising again.

I glared at him, shocked, hurt, surprised.

Ramanthanu had submitted, submitted itself to the only aeta left on that entire world.

To me.

Lifting one foot, I pressed my heel against the side of the captain’s horned head, just as I had seen Dorayaica do to Iamndaina on Eue long ago.

“You think I am your enemy, Hadrian. I am one of the last friends you have. Do you know how many assassination plans I argued against in Council? How many plots I stifled under the table? SpecSec wanted you dead. The War Office wanted you dead. The Empress is still after you. The Chantry. They wanted to hire a Vavasor of Aminon to kill you. Do you even know what that is?”

“I’ll tell you later, Anaryan.”