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"Yes, that's what I was thinking," Blake said. "Since they're my friends, of course they'll help. I hope choosing my friends as advisors will be a problem. It never seems to work out for humans. I wonder if my kingdom will be close by. It's a strange thought, that I will have a kingdom of my own. Oh, I think you should choose the scribe as well. I'd probably choose any fool that could write. I hope you aren't too stressed by these duties you're assigning yourself."