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'Why not?' said Garovel. 'It's a perfectly good reason.'

'No, it isn't,' said Hector. 'How did you get here so fast?'

'Okay, well... I may have already been with the reinforcements when they initially left to go help you.'

Hector rubbed his right temple. 'You mean right after I told you that everyone had mysteriously gone missing? When the situation was still super fucking dangerous?'

'I mean, what qualifies as "super fucking dangerous," really? That was just your own interpretation of events, y'know?'

'Yes, the events that I was there for and that you weren't. I'm pretty sure that makes my interpretation more valid than yours, Garovel.'

'Well, now you're just being closed-minded.'

'What the hell were you thinking? There was no reason to take a risk like that. You should've stayed at Warrenhold.'

'Look, I would've kept my distance and provided observational support from afar. I know you think that your new Scarf buddy is better than me, but I can still be helpful in a fight, okay? Can your Scarf provide you with thousands of years of experience and wisdom? I don't think so.'

'Garovel, I don't think the Scarf is better than you.'

'Your brain may say that, but your heart is saying otherwise.'

'Oh, you can read my heart now?'

'Yes. That's also an ability I have.'

'One that you've kept secret from me all this time for no apparent reason.'

'Okay, stop poking holes in my lies. It's really obnoxious.'

'You're right. I'm sorry.'

In the end, Hector supposed it didn't matter all that much, since the situation had been resolved before Garovel could even show up, so he decided to let the issue drop. For now, at least.

According to Garovel, the reinforcements consisted of Dimas Sebolt and Zeff Elroy, along with several lesser known members of Houses Sebolt, Delaguna, and Blackburn.