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what, truly, did he seek to find here?
his touch surprised her. they were not an affectionate pair, their duty to one-another was of a different sort. their relationship was something of an oddity, but this was perhaps the first time he had reached out to do such a subtly intimate thing.
he spoke, withdrawing moments later, and was away.
satsu did not know how to answer the question - though there was no reason to speak any answer aloud, now that she was alone. the touch had been startling.
here you will be queen. he had said; but she was suddenly too dizzy to focus on such things.