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Myla, Octavia and I leave the mead hall. It’s a short but muddy walk through the early morning camp. Soon, we’re at the royal reception tent. Octavia enters first, which gives Myla and me a chance to chat. Namely, I give Myla a heads-up about Father. There are three key facts.
First, Father wants me to marry Adair.
Second, he’ll likely be a bit gruff with Myla.
And third, for whatever reason, Father kowtows to Acca.
Myla’s not thrilled about any of these items, but my girl’s a fighter. Plus we kiss a little bit, and that seems to help. In short order, Myla and I stride into the reception tent. My parents stand on the other side of the space.
“Hello, hello!” calls Father. He lumbers over, wrapping me in a bear hug. After that, he turns to Myla. “What’s this? I wasn’t informed of an
