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[Is she alright?] Aleena asked worriedly when I returned to Natha's study. 

"Izzi is calming her," I let out a relieved sigh as I took a seat on the sofa again--this time, Natha came to sit with me. "She's still going with it, just with more confidence this time."

Mara had provided us with refreshments while I was kidnapping Zia, and I appreciated the warm cocoa before lunch. While sipping on the steaming sweet goodness--I liked them a bit scalding, you see--I could hear Aleena's complicated sigh. 

She must have been conflicted between feeling glad that she gained additional power by her side as well as appeasing Natha, and having her beloved little sister taking unwanted responsibility--unlike her, who had always that ambition to take up power.