"My father can't control you," Kapuki retorted. "We're getting off the subject. You're in love with Chaltuu? I never would have guessed..."
[I think maybe since Hamadou and Chaltuu's relationship (I don't mean relationship as in romantic relationship) was quite a bit more well-developed, I might make an exception for Chaltuu's "romance-is-dumb" policy.

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