[And that was twice he'd been slapped by someone here, which quite frankly seemed like a low number even to Ardyn himself. His head jerked sharply to the side with what might have been a look of brief surprise, left hand brought to his face like he was trying to fully process that.]
[It actually hurt. And, more surprising, it actually shut him up.]
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[It actually hurt. And, more surprising, it actually shut him up.]