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it was not until the utterance of wives did germanicus' countenance close. but still he listened and admired the way in which makono had laid this plan.

it was certainly more than pharaoh had ever given.

it was more of a step toward alliance than had been proffered yet.

and he wondered who had shaped her. or if he did makono a disservice by denying her intellect as learned statecraft. 

perhaps it was both.

"what is the immediate benefit to you, princeps?" he watched makono. "it sounds as though you wish to spend your next years building alongside mereo." it seemed as though she wished true allies, not a vassal state. but who knew how akashingo could skew one for power?