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"but what ifby y huan carelessness of urseyou end with the end?" hakkai prodded, phg hiself up higher on the pillows order to et the other's alost-gre that said, 'are you threateng ?' through the darkness, he noticed that shien balked "i warn you now there are so situations, desties which i cannot ntrol i hold no grudge agast you, shien and i can only adire your loyalty- which akes it all the harder for to aept your blessg of" he hesitated to say it "power"

silence as shien digested the honest words and hakkai unted a good three utes before he received an answer floatg the di "i would adit defeat to no other person"

hakkai nodded with gri satisfaction as he bit his lip it wasn't what he wanted, but so absurd sense, he felt like he was grantg a dyg an his st wish- despite the fact that he already knehich of the o would die first

"shien"

"h?" he hadn't oved

"fd so paper, a pen, and y seal i believe there are so new orders i wish to issuebut" he never issued orders before he didn't know the etiette worst of all, he didn't knoas gog to get his ar to ove

shien nodded with partial understandg "i rite the for you"

day 1: preliary vestigation

"ith arshal tenpou before the parade?"

""

"durg?"

"hell if i'd pay attention"

"you are before the ilitary uncil, kenren taishou please show ore respect"

"y apologies"

"aepted"

"okay thenas the gates were openg"

day 2: post-preliary vestigation

"would you know of anybody nspirg to do this?"