For the next hour, they continued examining the reports while discussing the territory's affairs, addressing each concern methodically as Marcus recorded every instruction given by the Royal Alpha.
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LILLY & TAKODA
The playroom echoed with bright, carefree laughter as Takoda and Lily remained completely absorbed in their games.
During the short time they had spent together, the hesitation that had marked their first meeting had disappeared almost entirely, replaced by the easy companionship that seemed to come so naturally to children.
Wooden animals, colorful building blocks, tiny pieces of furniture, and half-finished castles lay scattered across the soft rug, each one carefully arranged as the two little girls busied themselves building an imaginary kingdom they both insisted belonged to them.
