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Sernos twenty years earlier.The first thing Deirane did was take Jergen's advice. He wasn’t wrong, it was Saalyn who had taken care of him. Saalyn introduced her to Deinis, the person in charge of training the guards. Normally those present at the Embassy knew their job, they just needed to maintain their physical form. Deirane, on the other hand, had never touched a sword or any other weapon, so she couldn’t work with them. Deinis therefore took charge of the young girl personally.
She was a tall, muscular human; her long, black hair was the only concession to femininity. She wasn’t masculine though, she gave off the same impression as Queen Satvia, that blend of virility and femininity, although she was far from a giantess' height.
Deirane was too small to handle a normal-sized s
