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"Don't look at me like that," Celine said when Lucian blinked at her in disbelief, "I told you I have my ways, didn't I? If you depended on me more, you would have known."
"..." Lucian was not used to being taken care of, so it never crossed his mind to ask for help and rely on her. Wouldn't it make him look weak and incompetent? He didn't want that, "And let you take advantage of me? No, thank you."
He knew she had been collecting loyal followers in the towns and villages she visited by helping them out of a pinch. He had rejected her offer to become her servant after all.
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