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Zarek

The news is out there about Vaelia. Who is the idiot responsible for this? It feels like I’m surrounded by fools. Or... is this the work of the kidnappers? Damn it! She gets taken on her way to our wedding, and the press is right there outside the castle. I should know better. I should’ve stopped this before it spiraled out of control.

I am doing everything I can to contain the situation—at