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Since she was a fancy Sandseed horse, she had no trouble understanding reen plant, cutting leaves off His shirt lay on the ground in a heap and sweat shone on his back His skin had tanned in the sun to a deep golden color

Another nice perk with a fancy Sandseed horse, she didn’ton dirt so neither Kade nor his father heard us approach

I hesitated to call to him After his nore hed a loud hello Both men stopped and turned around in surprise I held ht in confusion I tugged at the short strands of ht whinnied and ran up to us, happy to see Quartz I dismounted and re black horse--another Sandseed

And then Kade shtened and I didn’t hesitate this ti to him He pressed me to his chest for ahis sould stainin his scent Even this far inland he s this is Opal," his father said

I finally stepped away to greet Kade’s father Shorter than Kade, he had a full beard streaked hite, and a mess of white hair that fell to his shoulders His stocky build was the opposite of his son’s thinner fraarian"

"Call me Ink" He shook my hand "Everyone else does"

"Why?" I asked

He swept a hand out, indicating the plants "Because ofo Most of his fellow farmers claim he has ink in his veins instead of blood"

Ink diserate It’s easy to raise indigo when it always rains just when the soil dries out" He beamed at Kade with a proud set these leaves into the shed"

When Kade moved to help, Ink shooed him away "I can do it, boy Spend some time with your friend Give her a tour of the farht The horse trotted over and let him hitch the cart full of leaves onto his harness

My opinion of Ink rose Moonlight liked so few people He drove the Keep’s Stable Master crazy by refusing all the students So far, he tolerated Janco and Ulrick, before Ulrick becaic And, I realized Devlen had also been able to ride hiht would let Devlen ride hiht as he headed back toward the house I watched her until she was gone from view Without Ink and the horses, an aard silence formed between us

"I didn’t think you’d come," Kade said

"I would have come sooner…" Would I? "Your letter was…delayed"

He wiped his broith a rag and shrugged his shirt on "Delayed how?" he asked

"It’s a long, complicated story"

"Will it explain your hair?"