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Kaizan thought that they were talking about how uncomfortable things became at the wedding between the two sides. "It's nothing," he replied. "We are fine now." 

Fuchsia blinked trying to understand what he said. When she realized that he was talking about the wedding, she looked at her daughter for help. Fuchsia gave Olivia a nervous look. "She was—"

Bernice quickly changed the flow of conversation. "No, no, General Kaizan. I was talking about the awkwardness with which Olivia came as your wife. You see she wasn't ready for the marriage. Mother was telling about her discomfort about the wedding. She—"

"I think both of you must be tired," Kaizan cut her off as he snapped at her. "Why don't you take a rest and we can continue this conversation later?"