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Abadar uses a helm of opposite alignment on Hagan and a bad time is had by all
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"They had the right to know."

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"I guess so.

 

"And you think that you the way you are now, you'd have said things to me even if you hadn't been stuck?"

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"I would have."

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"I see."

She... really wishes she knew exactly which things they were talking about but she's not sure she can bear the awkwardness of asking.

Kinda doesn't think she would have married him. Definitely not gonna say that. And she doesn't actually know the full extent of the damage yet. They're all having a pretty bad day.

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Pacing.

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Standing.

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Eventually she decides she's been out for long enough and heads back to where Hagan and Korva are.

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Still pacing. "Find your way around?"

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"Still working on it. I'll figure it out. What're you guys doing?"

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"I guess we should - figure out why it's taking them so long to get our rooms set up. And then - eat."

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"Eating's good."

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"Hey," he shouts into the hallway again. "What's taking so long on the rooms -"

 

     "They hadn't been touched since the pharaoh's death, your majesty -"

"How long will it be?"

       "Just a few more minutes."

 

He taps his foot impatiently. 

 

A few minutes later the first servant comes by to show them to their rooms. She has changed outfits, from the cleric's robes to something shimmery and translucent. 

"Were you delayed changing?"

        "We were - preparing the palace for you to be back, your majesty -"

"You wasted my time for this? Take it off."

        "-n-now?"

"Gods, I don't care. The room is my brother's old one?" He takes Korva by the arm.

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She bites the inside of her lip and follows him.

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They go up a couple flights of stairs. There are guards posted. He looks uncertainly around when they reach the top floor, then tries a door. 

"Okay. These ones are yours. Do you - want me here, or would it be better for you to have some time to collect yourself alone?"

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"I don't know.

 

"When can we talk to Fazil and Mahdi?"

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"You're not supposed to - I guess you can be in the room."

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Weeeeell that's kind of terrifying.

"Not supposed to - ?"

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"Until we find someone more suitable, I'm the pharaoh, and there are rules that the pharaoh's wife cannot consort with men. Other than family. So there's no rumors."

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"What does 'consort' mean, in the context of these rules."

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"You can't talk to them. Or touch them or be alone with them obviously or - there's a couple other minor things, you can't give them your favor at tournaments or be in an enclosed space smaller than ten feet by ten even if there are other people unless one of them is me -"

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- nod.

 

"Are there other rules."

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"Not - specific to you. There's lots of rules about how to interact with the pharaoh. They're inconvenient, but we'll make do."

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"I see."

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"Do you want me to explain them now, I was thinking we could be lenient today because it's a very difficult day."

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Lenient.

This is bad. This is so so bad.

"Might as well explain them now."

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