«Your presence is not required, Zosimos. It will only make it worse: my clan will be ridiculed if a weak practitioner, who is a superior phaser at the seventh stage, comes with me… And in general, when did you manage to develop so much?» – raising her eyebrows, Valeera asked in surprise.
«Profitable and dangerous work in the clan motivated me to become stronger…» – said Kyon and abruptly dodged the dangerous topic. – «Lady, I'm coming with you! This is my duty! You said that I am now part of the family, so how can I leave it in a difficult moment?!»
«Lady Arpha is right.» – Bernard interrupted suddenly. – «It will be very dangerous at the meeting. You better take care of your daughters. For their sake, you should not get involved in situations that threaten you with death. So stay at home.»