"I'm sorry," was the first thing Boran heard upon entering Lachin's chambers. "I heard you were confined to the temple because of me?"
Faced with the noble lady's apology, he paused, weighing his words before offering the most diplomatic reply he could muster.
"It was a necessary precaution. More importantly, I'm glad to see you're safe."
To say something like, 'I'm sorry for asking the impossible of you,' would have been a veiled mockery, an
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