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"Stay in the kitchen the rest of the evening"

She bit her lip and said nothing for a ?"

"The sheriff has taken an interest in you"

She looked at him coldly "He said he knew my father"

The Aldermaston’s face was coer "What would it matter if he did know?"

"What would it hter "How can you ask that?"

He took a step closer His voice was so low, she barely heard it "You think that knoould et, child, that I have dwelled at Muirwood a very long tirow up and leave Some come back to ply the skills they learn here Soht Not one of therateful that they did Not one They wished that they never knew Do not be tempted by the sheriff’s words They were intended to harm you, whether or not you wish it so"

Lia tre then?"

"It makes little difference whether he was or not My instructions are clear I want you to stay in the kitchen tonight They leave at dawn And that is the end of our conversation"

CHAPTER TEN:

Garen Deently with a kiss on her cheek causing a flush of war quickness and it was as if she were drowning in fear and sha with terror She blinked, too frightened to breathe, and tried to calered with her Nothing could banish the in the air, a murmur like a harsh whisper The corner kitchen fire, with the Leering, was burning bright and hot, flooded with fla with eht Lia sat up and scooted to the edge of the loft to get a better look The sheriff knelt by the fla into them, a hand on his chest When he turned to look up at her, his eyes were glowing bright silver in the dark