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It took Daaynal less than ten minutes to reach Laarn’s lab, and the healer less than two to explain the situation. After studying the results for a long moment, Daaynal turned and Laarn found himself scrutinized by eyes so like his own.
“And you’re sure?” the emperor asked, his expression serious.
Laarn nodded. “I’ve tested the patch myself several times and I have the healer’s hall AI on it, testing out every variant I can think of and probably a million I can’t.”
The emperor nodded, his expression thoughtful. One hip leaning back against the edge of the console, he studied the data scrolling over the screen in front of them. Even though he wasn’t a trained healer, Laarn wouldn’t have been surprised in the least if he understood most of it.
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