XAHEN.Nala's tea tasted like shit.It always did, but tonight it was particularly bad with something underneath that tasted vaguely medicinal. I drank it anyway because refusing would give her the satisfaction of knowing she'd gotten under my skin, and I wasn't about to hand her that victory.Not after what she'd done."You're angry," Nala observed from across the table, her tone infuriatingly calm."Observant as always.""You've been sitting there glaring at your cup for five minutes. Either drink it or throw it at me, but stop wasting both our time with the brooding routine."I took another deliberate sip, my eyes never leaving hers. "You broke her out of the cellar.""I did.""You brought her to Afnie's cottage.""I did that too.""You directly defied my orders regarding a prisoner in my custody."Nala leaned back in her chair, completely unbothered by the fact that I could have her thrown in a cell for what she'd done. "Are we just going to list things I've already admitted to, o
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