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The explanation of what happened remained elusive, although Reyes could piece together what had happened from Teya's heated rebuke, while Fennec made her departure. Rue spoke up next and tried to mend things; she was a much better diplomat than the blind girl and Reyes was glad that she had arrived to calm the situation.

She is a good warrior, Reyes remarks on the topic of Fennec, and she probably thought she was doing the right thing. She had been defending her mother who she thought had been in danger, which Reyes deeply appreciated, since he could not have been there himself. But if he had been, none of this would have happened.

He knew it wasn't what Teya would like to hear, and quickly added: Not that I'm trying to excuse anything. Except, this was all sort-of a double standard for Reyes. He'd done the same thing before -- run off half-cocked and fought people, hurt people, while expecting leniency. Turns out he wasn't a diplomat either.

I should have been there — here. Home. If I could just talk to Towhee— but there was little chance of that happening when the Sovereign was in good health, practically none now that Towhee was on the mend.