She let out a breath. That was one she couldn't really argue.
"You are already serving penance," She reminded him, in a stern, but quiet voice. "But I will grant you privacy, later in the evening, should you still feel you require it."
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She let out a breath. That was one she couldn't really argue.
"You are already serving penance," She reminded him, in a stern, but quiet voice. "But I will grant you privacy, later in the evening, should you still feel you require it."