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Jian
Jian stormed out of the room, needing to find Bo. Luca and Nainai walked behind him.
“I rode out to speak with my father today, and a messenger arrived at our door looking for a fresh horse to get to the palace. He’d been riding through the night from the Liudong Valley. The Kou have slipped past our forces in Kanyuan and march toward the capital.”
“Jian.” Nainai stepped up to walk with him. “It is more imperative than ever that I speak with my granddaughter.”
Jian looked from Nainai to Luca, torn as to which direction was best. “I won’t let you go to her alone.”
She lifted a brow. “I can handle Hua and that beast inside her.”
Luca glanced down the hall where two of the consorts peeked their heads out of a door. “We need to find Bo.”
With a sigh, Jian snagged the arm of a p
