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"I don’t care what you did with Ae at How have I been so blind? "I just hope you will be well treated by Lord Gargaron"

"I don’t want your pity Go run your Fives, Jessa but what you wanted You only helped Amaya so she would help you"

She turns her face away and closes her eyes to make it clear the conversation is over A tear slides down her cheek but she makes no sound

Nor do I make a sound I am bricked up and my heart is buried, but that does not mean I cannot fashion hate into a weapon Yet I cannot confide anything to Denya; I cannot be her friend Someday soon she will be in bed with hiive up the secret of e for a reward

Beyond the curtains the city sloakes up to the dawn Folk trundle past with carts and wagons Files of donkeys cluoods they are hauling as I usually would A wohs in answer, happiness shared Probably I will never laugh again

Out of ht surfaces:

The only person ill believe me is Father

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I am dropped off at the stable and Denya is taken away to the palace Se and fish for breakfast I walk over to where Gira, Shorty, and Mis sit At the far end of the table Talon sips a

Gira gives o so early?"

"Out for a walk"

Father would have stood me in his office and demanded ansith question after question until I satisfied him that I had by no o back to their food