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"no."

he did not like to dash kheti's earnestness, but in this one thing he was wrong. and khusobek who had taught such must lay it down now again. "machiavelli bore his imprisonment, his punishment, and our hebsut did not send him away. she thinks of him, kheti, as you must. and as i must."

for a moment, silence as he considered. "i must make a report to our hebsut. and i must speak with kiyya." but he stooped now, looked at the boy. "this man, soto? he is worse. he is worse than poison. you did not see him as i have, my son, and it was i who saw them both. you are right to guard your trust until it is earned, but eset would never suffer a man such as that to walk about unchained beneath our roof."