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The shock of her sudden return - no mage in tow and no explanation for her absence - had been... rough. It had taken some arguing not just from Cassandra, but also from Byron, to keep the Lord Seeker from putting her on cleaning duties indefinitely, or even transfer her to the chantry.
But today, at last, she was freed.
"You will only exercise the most basic of your duties," Byron sighed, watching her. "In another week or two of this, they'll reevaluate whether you may be allowed to leave the fortress again."
Cassandra nodded, a shallow motion. "I see," she said. "Thank the Lord Seeker for his forgiveness."
"Just don't run off like that again, Cassandra," he replied. "This is not like you, and tarnishes your reputation."
"I promise you it was for good reason."
"But you have nothing to show to prove it."
"No."
She rubbed her hands. Prayer, then, for the next few weeks. She stepped out of the cell.
It would do.
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But today, at last, she was freed.
"You will only exercise the most basic of your duties," Byron sighed, watching her. "In another week or two of this, they'll reevaluate whether you may be allowed to leave the fortress again."
Cassandra nodded, a shallow motion. "I see," she said. "Thank the Lord Seeker for his forgiveness."
"Just don't run off like that again, Cassandra," he replied. "This is not like you, and tarnishes your reputation."
"I promise you it was for good reason."
"But you have nothing to show to prove it."
"No."
She rubbed her hands. Prayer, then, for the next few weeks. She stepped out of the cell.
It would do.
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