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Hugh finished dressing and glanced up to find his father standing in the doorway, giving him the once over.
“It is good to see you once again in our clan’s colors. But there's something missing,” Memnes said with a gleam in his eye.
Hugh furrowed his brow at him. “What's that?”
“One thing at a time. You’re overwhelmed enough already.”
“I feel like I’m drowning,” Hugh admitted. He’d come pretty close in that shower contraption.
“Come,” Memnes beckoned. “You’ll feel better once you’ve eaten. Let us break our fast together, as father and son.”
He limped down the stone corridor, his face tensed with pain.
“Are you well, Father?”
“As well as I can be,” he answered, as they made their way down the stairs to the main floor.
He ushered Hugh into a large dining hall with tables piled h
