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he had the decency to look abashed at her retort, and nodded. "you're right, i cannot make any decisions for you," he responded. "i can only give my advice. and that advice involves keeping you--keeping all of us--away from whatever evil lies south."

she mentioned that they were equals, and he smiled, though biting back a response. equality was not what this was all about. dawn was an ambassador, true, but also the heir to leadership after grayday had passed on. pema had knowledge of medicine, healing. . .invaluable to morningside.

it wasn't as if aditya thought himself invaluable, only that he excelled at travel, and information-gathering. . .and wasn't the future leader of the pack.

"you and i both know that your father would have a fit if you were to go near these wolves," he said finally, after a beat of silence. "i can find out what you need to know. . .and grayday will worry for me much less than he'd worry for you."