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It came as absolutely no surprise to Art that he was needed “as soon as possible.” He knew this meant, “You have five minutes to tidy up, get what you need and say goodbye, and then you are expected to be at the Temple.” He didn’t need anything. His better clothes were already stored at the Temple anyway, so he quickly put his room in order and came back to pay his respects before he left.
Master Hanston was waiting, and asked him, “Are you ready to go?”
“As soon as I’ve said goodbye.” This meant that he managed to mumble some meant-to-be-reassuring phrases about how he was not going to be doing any fighting and how he would be back in no time and this invasion was not something to be worried about anyway. This concoction was good enough to mollify everyone except Ellary who knew he
