Panel 52

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it is not nearly long before the irritant returns
'Your grace, please awaken' the fool N'thar pleads

'you best have good reason to disturb me' Kalez hisses, finally giving response.

the adviser speaks cautiously hoping that indeed his reason is good.
'The hunters you've dispatched have returned, apparently they've succeeded, you told me you wished to see the heads yourself'

Kalez remembers that order, she needs to be sure Z'theno's head was among the batch.
'it's too soon, I've only just sent them'

N'thar's next words are quiet and Kalez can barely hear them through the door.
' . . . you've been asleep twelve hours your grace, the sun is high.'

twelve hours?! what a colossal waste of time she thinks, normally she affords less than three.
she makes note to restore her rejuvenation charms.
'still it's too fast, those ingrates probably just want a higher fee'

Abin pauses for a moment reluctant to contradict his mistress
'they have the heads, more than we thought, I've seen them . . . you did hire them because they were "the best"'

Kalez can only dwell on how much she hates "adventurers", even when they do her bidding they find ways to inconvenience her.

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