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He should have been among them, but the thought alone was exhausting. He and Patience had spent the better part of every day since their arrival either at social functions or shut up in meetings or both. He'd overheard some of his staff speaking with envy of the all the idle time the nobility spent at court dressed in finery, eating rich food, and indulging in every kind entertainment. Jag wished he could send them to the parties in his place.