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"it does."

he wished to ask where makono had gone. but first he would answer the questions put to him. "the barracks became nothing. i ended my second marriage. after that, mereo dissolved and i traveled east."

the sandstone floor beneath his paws glowed as if it had been buffed.

he raised his gaze to the queen once more, noting concern in her youthful features, her voice. "i do not wish to rule again in any capacity, great one." a pause but one he swept into his own inquiry: "where has pharaoh makono gone?"

he dreaded to hear that she had reached a swift end to a short life.