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The goblin emperor book5/13/2023 ![]() So he had not been wakened from sleep by the emperor's messenger, but only because he had not yet been to bed. "Come along!" he said as soon as Maia had his jacket fastened, and Maia followed him barefoot out of the room, noticing in the stronger light that while Setheris was still properly and fully attired, his face was flushed. Maia could not find his stockings, nor would Setheris give him time to search. Setheris watched grimly by the single candle's light, his ears flat against his head. Maia struggled into drawers, trousers, shirt, and jacket, aware that they were wrinkled and sweat-stained, but unwilling to try Setheris's ill temper by saying so. "Is't not what I said? Merciful goddesses, boy, canst do nothing for thyself? Here!" He jerked the nightshirt off, caring neither for the knotted strings nor for Maia's ears, and shoved his clothes at him again. Maia dropped them, fumbling with the strings of his nightshirt, and Setheris hissed with exasperation as he bent to pick them up. "Get thy clothes on." Setheris shoved yesterday's clothes at him. ![]() ![]() Obediently, Maia crawled out of bed, clumsy and sleep-sodden. ![]() "Cousin? What…" He sat up, rubbing at his eyes with one hand. Maia woke with his cousin's cold fingers digging into his shoulder. ![]()
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