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In addition to the useful items Lady Linnea had passed off to Gemma, Gemma was able to fit her thread, needles, and the wool cape inside the silk bag, which re

"Our plan is this," Stil said when Geht, ill try toaround Ostfold, but my camp is a four-or five-hour journey south Ideally, we should reach it shortly after dawn"

"What do we do when the soldiers come for us?" Gerinned "Every scrap of my camp is charmed They won’t see our quarters They’ll just see a cloth tent and "

"So that’s what you meant when you said you could hide me in comfort"

"Exactly The trip there will be difficult in the darkness and falling snow, but once we reach camp, we consider can ourselves fortified and slowly make our way south Any questions?"

"No"

"Objections?"

"Are you sure you want to do this withGemma a soft sest you get so"

Gee to do just about everything

"If you aren’t feeling sleepy, we could always play the question galy added

"I will sleep," Ge off She paused midstride to turn around and add, "Thank you, Stil"

Stil inclined his head in acknowledg and her cape and chose a flax pile far away fro wheel to nestle into She didn’t think she could sleep even if she wanted to, but as she watched Stil wet more flax, her eyes slowly shut, and she drifted off to sleep

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"Ge her

"H her crusty eyes

"It’s time"

Gemma woke up quickly, her eyes wide as she tried to place where she was "We can leave?"

Stil nodded "Yes Do you still have the heat char out of the flax pile in which she was nestled

Stil had done a heroic job of spinning the flax Geh there had been packets of fibers spread throughout the room