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The group parted and allowed Mahdi to pass, but the tension was more than audible in the air. The man that seemed to have taken head of the situation was the most likely to spark something off, but rather than act out aggressively, he instead chose a different route.

“If you leave here with her, she won't be welcome back here. If you take her from here, from her family, you make sure to tell her that.” Something about the tone of his voice when he said family seemed more than passing. A father perhaps? No too young. A brother or a cousin? It seemed odd that if there was a relation there, that the man could be so callous, but fear of what is not understood has long driven men to extremes.