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And he left out all the parts about ic and the ley line

"That’s crazy," Ashley said Her eyes were locked on the journal "Why do you think he’s here?"

There were two possible versions of this answer One was grounded eneral consuic to the equation Some days, some rotten days, Ada Gansey’s friend meant that more often he hoped for the latter This here Ronan, much to Adam’s dissatisfaction, excelled: His belief in the supernatural explanation was unwavering Adam’s faith was imperfect

Ashley, either because she was transient or because she’d been deeot the historical version In his best professor voice, Gansey explained a bit about Welsh place names in the area, fifteenth-century artifacts found buried in Virginia soil, and historical support for an early, pre-Coluh the lecture, Noah -- Moned from the meticulous room directly next to the office Ronan had claimed as his bedroom Noah’s bed shared the tiny space with a piece ofpress

Noah, stepping farther into the roole at her He wasn’t the best with new people

"That’s Noah," Declan said He said it in a way that confir and the boys who lived in it were a tourist stop for Declan and Ashley, a conversation piece for a later dinner

Noah extended his hand

"Oh! Your hand is cold" Ashley cupped her fingers against her shirt to warm them

"I’ve been dead for seven years," Noah said "That’s as waret"

Noah, unlike his pristine roo out of place about his clothing, his mostly combed-back fair hair His unkempt uniform always made Adam feel a little less like he stuck out It was hard to feel like part of the Aglionby crohen standing next to Gansey, whose crisp-as-George-Washington white collared shirt alone cost more than Adam’s bicycle (anyone who said you couldn’t tell the difference between a shirt from the mall and a shirt made by a clever Italian man had never seen the latter), or even Ronan, who had spent nine hundred dollars on a tattoo le was cut off as Ronan’s bedrooain crossed Declan’s face

Ronan and Declan Lynch were undeniably brothers, with the same dark brown hair and sharp nose, but Declan was solid where Ronan was brittle Declan’s wide jaw and smile said, Vote for me while Ronan’s buzzed head and thin mouth warned that this species was poisonous

"Ronan," Declan said On the phone with Adam earlier, he had asked, When will Ronan not be available? "I thought you had tennis"

"I did," Ronan replied

There was a moment of silence, where Declan considered what he wanted to say in front of Ashley, and Ronan enjoyed the effect that aard silence had on his brother The two elder Lynch brothers -- there were three total at Aglionby -- had been at odds for as long as Adam had known them Unlike most of the world, Gansey preferred Ronan to his elder brother Declan, and so the lines had been drawn Adam suspected Gansey’s preference was because Ronan was earnest even if he was horrible, and with Gansey, honesty was golden

Declan waited a second too long to speak, and Ronan crossed his aruy here, Ashley You’ll have a great night with hiht with hiainst a pane far above their heads Behind Ronan, his door, covered with photocopies of his speeding tickets, drifted closed

Ashley’s mouth didn’t make an O so much as a sideways D A second too late, Gansey punched Ronan in the arm

"He’s sorry," Gansey said

Ashley’sShe blinked at the map of Wales and back to Ronan He’d chosen his weapon well: only the truth, untempered by kindness

"My brother is --" said Declan But he didn’t finish There wasn’t anything he could say that Ronan hadn’t already proven He said, "We’re going now Ronan, I think you need to reconsider your --" But again, he had no words to end the sentence His brother had taken all the catchy ones

Declan snagged Ashley’s hand, jerking her attention away and toward the apartment door