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"My family was held captive and the only way I could ensure their safety was by doing what the captors said... I- I had to make the Xarbalte - there was no other way to keep my family safe."
"When did this happen?" Azriel asked. He wasn't sure whether or not he believed Edwards's story yet but he had to ask further questions either way.
"Right before I came to Kayer... I was made aware of the danger they were in a day before leaving and by the time I arrived here, I had to do as he said - I had to make more batches of Xarbalte."
"He..." Azriel let the word linger for a while, "If it's Tobias who had you do all these things, why hasn't he made any moves to reclaim Kayer just yet? I'm certain he has a band of followers within these walls so what's with the delay?"
Edward shook his head ever so slowly, "It wasn't Tobias, Your Majesty..."
Azriel was confused. "Then who was it?" he asked.
"Lord Lyonne."
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