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Not long afterwards, Gavin took his leave but requested that Jon attend him in his own quarters later in the morning. In the interim, Jon entertained Cassie while Kate copied the contents of Crabtree’s letter, writing each objection at the start of new page. Only in the palace, could one consider being so generous with paper.
When she had finished, Jon perused her work then looked up and gave a nod. “Excellent. Now I will write a short letter asking him to write the solutions below each of his objections before consulting with me again. At the very least, he must provide options to discuss with me.” Jon frowned as he realized he had just gone against his intention of not discussing Crabtree with Kate. “Hmm. This is strictly between us. I don’t want Crabtree’s performance discussed in
