[The afternoon passes and evening slips by without a return call. Taken with other matters, Aral himself hadn't noticed until early the next morning.
The irritation, however, was quite profound. Some lordly part of him, the rest simply used to being at the top of his chain of command... lent a bit more of a profound irritation than was possibly due in the lapse of their accountant's professionalism. Especially one that was supposedly so close in appearance with his son.
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The irritation, however, was quite profound. Some lordly part of him, the rest simply used to being at the top of his chain of command... lent a bit more of a profound irritation than was possibly due in the lapse of their accountant's professionalism. Especially one that was supposedly so close in appearance with his son.
The call comes in the mid morning.]