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2024-10-29 19:42:56Between the violent fights and the broken window in the grand hall, a group of people in unusual colorful gowns stood leisurely and looked onto the bloodshed with slight apathy.
"You know, little sis, I doubt father would have married you to the Icefalls if he saw with his own eyes what primitive monkeys they are. How is that even a sword style? It's just stupid slashing and jumping around. And they call themselves royal guards! They couldn't hold out against me for five seconds."
"Father's guards back in the Falumor royal court also wouldn't hold out five seconds against you, brother Kadir", the Queen of the Icelands reminded with a sour face. "If they were so easy, don't you think father would have long conquered these 'primitive' lands?"
"True", the man called Kadir laughed. He wasn't tall but had long arms that were slung around a woman on each side. With his exotic dark complexion and the muscles of a dancer, he was easy to look at. However, his small, sly
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