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"Ack! Let go you witch!"
He tried to break free but her hold on him was iron. Only once she had mercy on him could he crawl out from her forceful embrace and stand up. He dusted himself off while chastising his estranged sister.
"Damn it Kaya! If you haven't mellowed out at all these past years then the dragons have truly forsaken us!"
"Oh please! I can tell from that wry smile of yours that you're pleased to see me!"
She mocked him.
"I bet bring roughed up like that was the highlight of the last four years of your life. If you prostrate yourself and beg nicely I'll let you enjoy my sweet embrace for a bit more!"
"Embrace my arse. I almost broke my neck you-"
Jet finally got to take a good look at his sister. She had not changed much in the last four years other than growing. But her outfit left him speechless.
"Whoah."
Kaya wore a suit of pale-blue lamellar armor and carried a similarly colored sword on her back. Magical artifacts forged of blue-jade alloy.
"You jelly? Found a nice vein of jade half a year ago. And for my excellent service lady Catala had these forged just for me! So they are brand new. No hand-me-downs!"
She puffed her chest with pride.
"I call the daiklave Summer Snowstorm!"
It was at this moment that Ena also showed up. She wore a much more modest outfit - well, modest for a Dynast - consisting of silk robes.
"We had some scrap jade left and wanted to thank Kaya for her service. Mnemon Jet."
She gave him a bow and he returned the gesture.
"Catala Ena. Forgive me for not recognizing you earlier. Your beauty eclipsed what memories I have of our meetings."
Ena blushed while Kaya leaned on her shoulder.
"Relax poet boy. She's already engaged to you. No need to woo her."
Jet raised an eyebrow.
"A-Are you two-"
"What? Come now! Are you serious? We just hang out a lot. Isn't that right sister?"
"Y-Yes. We spent considerable time together. Though it pains me to say that even with that I failed to teach her some proper manners..."
Jet reassured Ena that their entire household failed to beat some sense into Kaya for years and thus she was not to blame for her brutish behavior. The trio kept exchanging verbal lashes at each others expense for a while until Ena finally thought it was inappropriate to leave the head of her house waiting for so long and escorted them inside. After getting in the throne room they came face to face with the head of the house herself, sitting at the head of a magnificent dinner table. Jet immediately bowed before her.
"Master Ledaal Catala. It's an honor to finally meet you in person."
"The pleasure is mine Mnemon Jet. I've been quite eager to come face to face with the child who was so brazen as to message me, and one that managed to impress me despite the fact. Please. Rise."
