CH301 Marriage Candidates
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"Huh? Udara?" Alex was stunned.
Zora nodded wryly.
"Udara is a ward of one of Father's associates as Merlin," she began. "She's quite docile and lovely. She and I became like sisters very quickly. However, she has… an issue. She doesn't open up easily to strangers, yet when she does trust someone, she trusts too deeply—so much that anyone could take advantage of her."
Zora sighed softly before continuing, "She got herself tested by chance when Father had people from the Enclave examined for their number of rune slots on your behalf. As you probably know by now, she has the highest number recorded among everyone tested. I know you are trustworthy, and—since I was already in discussion with your father at the time—I brought up the matter to Udara…"
Zora suddenly palmed her face.
"The naïve lass agreed almost immediately… because she trusted me." She let out an exasperated yet fond sigh.
