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He didn't know what to say in response to her ambiguous comment. Maybe it was something else but how would he know? He wouldn't. So he wasn't going to speculate further. That was FitzDutiful's problem.

Bindi quickly corrected him about Raissa's rank. Peregrine met this information with a slow blink. She seemed rather pleased to inform him of this. She seemed to quietly scoff at the idea too. Well, that was no surprise at this point.

"Why not?" he couldn't help but wonder. Surely Bindi wouldn't hesitate to tell him exactly why Raissa wasn't suited for the role. Why wouldn't Duty place Raissa beside him if the position was open, though? Peregrine just found it curious.