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Belik
Of course it was Chetana. Belik dismissed the messenger from the room.
Tanyu could have had both the prince and princess, but now he had only one, all because of Chetana and her terrorist friends in Original Plan. Was he twenty again? This felt too familiar.
At least she’d rescued the boy and not Kiria. The princess would arrive in Brithnem under heavier guard within a day.
Predictably, she’d chased after Jori, and then, like the teenager she was, had wandered off alone. And some people still thought she was fit to rule a kingdom. Well, finally, Belik would show them.
Consolation for the support he’d lost in Master Gerand. They’d been partners for years, allies at least, though they didn’t get on personally beyond their shared mission. It smarted to lose the Academy, though.
