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"I’, but you needed help"
Elle shook her head She knew she was on the verge of hysteria She had spent the last twonot to think of her broken heart She had been injured and chased across the country, and now Severin chose to coerous--if not downright deadly--to him? "You told ain," Elle said, tossing her head
"I rong We can talk about this later, Elle We need to get you to civilization," Severin said, still brandishing the blanket as he sidled closer
"No, no, no! We will not talk about this later! You need to leave, now"
"I’ without you"
"SEVERIN! I broke your curse, I put up with being yelled at, and I conned h? Can’t you just leave loved hands
"I’ you to let me serve you," Severin quietly said "I said it before, but I will say it as headed to see the truth So noill you let me protect you?"
Elle lowered her hands "The assassins--,"
"I can take care of a few ragged attackers Even if you haven’t shaken all of the assassins off your trail--which I suspect you have--they will be in no condition to face me, as frozen and unprepared as they are Trust me, Elle You have doneout the blanket
Elle’s shoulders heaved as she stared at Severin She abruptly tipped forward, falling against hi cat," she muttered as he wrapped the blanket around her
"We shall see," Severin enig Elle up in his ar her face froic And an enchantress," Severin said, boosting her onto Fidele’s back
Elle shivered as Severin mounted up behind her "I shouldn’t be surprised, but I aht an extra mount, we’ll switch e have to Sleep, Elle"
Elle didn’t have the strength to protest She fell asleep listening to Severin’s beating heart, joy war her from the inside out Severin had coer woke Elle, gnawing at her stomach like a crazed animal
Elle slowly opened her eyes to find there were three people in her room A woman stood at the fireplace at the far end of the room, a second woman stood at the door, and a man stood at Elle’s bedside
Elle blinked blearily at thesome sort of tea concoction He was stout with a jolly face and warm eyes "Duval?" she said, her voice rusty
Duval sesture that lit up his face "The Mademoiselle is awake," he announced