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The City Lord stared at Lily for several seconds. His first reaction was relief.
She was standing.
She was not covered in blood.
There were no obvious wounds on her body, and nothing about her expression suggested that she was hiding some serious injury.
Only after he confirmed all of that did his face become stern again.
"You are fine?"
Lily nodded quickly.
"I am fine, Father."
"Completely?"
"Yes."
The City Lord looked at Sekhmet.
Sekhmet calmly drank his tea.
The City Lord looked back at Lily.
"Then sit."
Lily hesitated.
There was an empty seat beside Sekhmet.
There was another near her father.
She chose the one beside Sekhmet.
Her father noticed.
His eyes stayed in the distance between them for a moment before returning to Lily's face.
That made Lily more nervous.
The City Lord leaned back in his chair.
"Lady Seraphiel told me you would be training with her for a month."
Lily nodded slowly.
"Yes."
