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..because this is all the fault of Girlbookwrm. ;-)
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Ramonda had other plans, including meeting (for herself) the captain and the sergeant. The first was to dispense with the rest of her guard.
Ayo, of course, was dismayed. “But my queen---” Ramonda smiled. She had known this one as a babe in her mother’s womb, had watched her grow and become the fiercest of warriors. “Ayo, there are things I wish to do, and your presence will make that difficult.”
“You could observe them at any time,” Ayo protested. “You don’t need to risk your safety.”
“There is no risk,” Ramonda assured her. “The captain is sparring now with some of your fellow Dora, and the sergeant is with Shuri and her guard in her laboratory. Where is my risk?”
Ayo allowed herself to look mollified. “You will permit me to escort you to the training grounds, at least.”
Ramonda nodded. “I will. Then you will…take a walk for an hour or so while I converse with the captain.” She inclined her head, but the guard was not fully happy with the situation, Ramonda knew. “Ayo,” she said softly. “There are some things I must do, to know for myself what kind of man the captain and his friend are.”
Ayo raised her eyebrows delicately. “His…friend?”
Wakandan was a language with many complex ways of making a singular point. “You think they are something…more,” Ramonda stated.
“See them, and you will understand,” Ayo replied dryly. “If they are only friends, I’ll eat Okoye’s spear.”
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Ramonda had other plans, including meeting (for herself) the captain and the sergeant. The first was to dispense with the rest of her guard.
Ayo, of course, was dismayed. “But my queen---” Ramonda smiled. She had known this one as a babe in her mother’s womb, had watched her grow and become the fiercest of warriors. “Ayo, there are things I wish to do, and your presence will make that difficult.”
“You could observe them at any time,” Ayo protested. “You don’t need to risk your safety.”
“There is no risk,” Ramonda assured her. “The captain is sparring now with some of your fellow Dora, and the sergeant is with Shuri and her guard in her laboratory. Where is my risk?”
Ayo allowed herself to look mollified. “You will permit me to escort you to the training grounds, at least.”
Ramonda nodded. “I will. Then you will…take a walk for an hour or so while I converse with the captain.” She inclined her head, but the guard was not fully happy with the situation, Ramonda knew. “Ayo,” she said softly. “There are some things I must do, to know for myself what kind of man the captain and his friend are.”
Ayo raised her eyebrows delicately. “His…friend?”
Wakandan was a language with many complex ways of making a singular point. “You think they are something…more,” Ramonda stated.
“See them, and you will understand,” Ayo replied dryly. “If they are only friends, I’ll eat Okoye’s spear.”
