  &quot;Now, please answer the question: why bring up this matter?&quot; I repeated.
  She played with her hands for a brief moment then took a deep breath before continuing, &quot;I brought my friend here. She's waiting downstairs at the stables.&quot;
  &quot;What?!&quot; my hands gripped onto the armrest as I leaned forward, removing my legs from their previous position.
  &quot;You said I can introduce you after your trip--&quot;
  &quot;That doesn't mean that you can just decide on your own,&quot; I started walking towards her, scolding her as if she was a child. She's completely acting like one right now. &quot;What made you think that you can simply make such a decision without asking me first?&quot; my hands on my waist as I stood in front of her.
  &quot;I didn't get the chance to ask you because I was immediately sent to the Mortal Realm to find some kind of herb--&quot;
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  &quot;Mallory, if you're willing to accept punishment for your actions, I will not stop you,&quot; I warned. &quot;But I don't think your friend deserves to pay with her life because of your actions.&quot;
  Her head quickly turned to me. Fear has dominated her previously weeping face. &quot;Are you going to tell His Majesty?&quot; she quickly asked, her eyes wide open.
  &quot;I won't but if one of the servants finds her there, they may tell the king,&quot; I added.
  She was suddenly torn. She's too broken to proceed with it but I can see her genuine concern for her friend.
  I offered her my hand, causing her to look at me with a confused look on her face. &quot;Come, now. You don't want to be seen as a rude friend.&quot;
  She looked at my hand before looking back at me again.
  &quot;We don't have time for this, Mallory,&quot; I added, trying not to sound as demanding as possible.

  James caught a big fish during our fishing trip and Mother decided that the best way to celebrate his catch is to have the fish for dinner. It was surprising enough to please all four of us and the way the fish was cooked: amazing.
  &quot;They shouldn't thank me. They should thank Robert,&quot; James said, looking in my direction.
  I stopped with my actions, looking at all of them with wide eyes. &quot;My apologies, my mind was somewhere else when I heard my name.&quot;
  James chuckled and put a hand on my shoulder. &quot;I sent the proposal you approved to the orphanage and Elizabeth said that they were very pleased with the decision,&quot; James explained.
  My brows furrowed as I felt even more baffled by what James just told me. Approved proposal? He hated that decision. He said it's not right to send it back to the orphanage. How come he's all of a sudden telling me that the or

&quot;Now, please answer the question: why bring up this matter?&quot; I repeated.
  She played with her hands for a brief moment then took a deep breath before continuing, &quot;I brought my friend here. She's waiting downstairs at the stables.&quot;
  &quot;What?!&quot; my hands gripped onto the armrest as I leaned forward, removing my legs from their previous position.
  &quot;You said I can introduce you after your trip--&quot;
  &quot;That doesn't mean that you can just decide on your own,&quot; I started walking towards her, scolding her as if she was a child. She's completely acting like one right now. &quot;What made you think that you can simply make such a decision without asking me first?&quot; my hands on my waist as I stood in front of her.
  &quot;I didn't get the chance to ask you because I was immediately sent to the Mortal Realm to find some kind of herb--&quot;
  &quot;Mortal Realm?&quot; I interrupted. &quot;Are you telling me that you brought a mortal being he

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