"Punishment is not the only possibility," she says. "If his only entrance is within the cave, if he were called away he would not be able to return without causing suspicion. If, for instance, his brother was injured? Or if some other crisis required the Second Jade of Lan, and they waived the remaining weeks."
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Date: 2020-10-08 12:00 am (UTC)"Punishment is not the only possibility," she says. "If his only entrance is within the cave, if he were called away he would not be able to return without causing suspicion. If, for instance, his brother was injured? Or if some other crisis required the Second Jade of Lan, and they waived the remaining weeks."