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“Won’t… won’t A’lani’s father be angry, if he saw us like this?” The words sounded petulant even to his own ears, and already he loathed himself for speaking them. No matter how pressing his circumstances or strange her behavior, he couldn’t rid himself of the underlying sting of jealousy knowing that someone else got to see this tender, gentle side of his Warrior. Before he could so much as chide himself for the arrogant appellation, his thoughts were interrupted by her bright, ringing peals of laughter, and despite himself his heart still leapt at the sound.
“Oh my sweet scholar, did Lani not introduce herself to you?” The Exarch frowned, uncertain what she meant. The girl had given her name, it was true, but what that had to do with his question he was unsure. His confusion must have been evident on his face, because she grinned down at him as she continued. “Her name is A’lani. A’lani Raha. Love, you’re her father.”