"It's... hard. His brother is easier. I've never had an uncle, so there are
no old feelings to untangle when it comes to Istradez. He hugs me and
braids my hair. But Mikodez..." Ulla shakes her head.
"I don't know how much I'm struggling with him and how much I'm struggling
with the father who raised me. I do know that he's a trained
spymaster, and all his instincts are to not be straightforward. But I told
him he has to be, where I'm concerned. And he said he would."
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"It's... hard. His brother is easier. I've never had an uncle, so there are no old feelings to untangle when it comes to Istradez. He hugs me and braids my hair. But Mikodez..." Ulla shakes her head.
"I don't know how much I'm struggling with him and how much I'm struggling with the father who raised me. I do know that he's a trained spymaster, and all his instincts are to not be straightforward. But I told him he has to be, where I'm concerned. And he said he would."