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Oh great gods, that intuition of hers I flashed her a pleading look, hoping she could read my expression

She cleared her throat "I’e on for a week, but Sharah says I’ll heal up I can add another scar toto be all that pretty"

"Scars or not, you’re beautiful," Morio said, helping her up

When Smoky went to carry her, she shook her head "I’ carted around like I brokeI needed help earlier, but Sharah cleaned out the wound and used a healing powder on it, and she also gave y in the form of zaybarz"

Zaybarzyumthey were delicate elfin wafers, and they provided a h it was short-lived Excellent for that ht have one to spare but decided I didn’t want to hang around any longer than necessary Best to avoid running into Chase again

S away as she shakilyHe followed a couple steps behind, and I founda little irritated She was my sister; I should be by her side, not hiht Morio looking at me out of the corner of his eye He dropped back to walk besideto piss you off?" he said, his voice barely audible

I frowned, then sighed heavily "No, no So that doesn’t involve hi for a place to vent" Sing back tears, I gave hi "It just sucks I really need to talk to Cah time that I don’t want to make her feel worse"

The fox de with understanding "She won’t o buy takeout for everybody, and you and Caave ain

Maybe Ca FBHs I ht be part human--all too human--but maybe I needed somebody who understood the Fae side ofto Zachary He’d predicted a depressing outcoht it was just jealousy Noondered if he’d just been trying to spare ed to eke out a smile "Thanks, Morio Camille’s a lucky woman I hope she knows it"

His eyes crinkled, and he let out a short laugh "Oh, she does Trust me Camille never lets Trillian or S She ot a terribly romantic side"

I nodded, then took a deep breath and quickened lanced at me Whether he had overheard my conversation or whether he just sensedlot

Calanced athappened I can tell You need to talk about it?"

"Yeah," I said, "but not here Morio said he’d take Set you ho up to it?" Sometimes I still needed my older sister’s advice Menolly and I’d relied on Camille ever since our es; she picked up the pieces and put thelue that held our faed her whi as I helped her slide into the passenger seat "It’s a good thing Morio has a license I’d hate to see what Srin

"He’d probably end up behind bars" I laughed, then sobered "Thanks, I needed that chuckle" I kissed her on the cheek before heading back tosoame I hopped in the driver’s seat, motioned for theoing to be okay?" Roz said quietly, as if he could sense my mood

I nodded "Yeah, she’ll be fine But I’m all talked out, so if you boys don’t mind, can we limit the conversation on the way hoood"

"Sure thing," Vanzir said We made the rest of the trip in silence

Iris hadn’t returned froot home Roz took the hint when I asked hi out a lead he’d thought of regarding who had summoned the venidemons, and he took Vanzir with him

I impatiently waited as Smoky tucked in Ca hi, but he was getting accusto chair and stared at Camille, who immediately pushed off the blanket and propped herself up on the cushions

"You’d think I was dying," she said "I love the dude, but damn, he’s overprotective"

"Just wait until you find Trillian" I winked at her, not feeling up to chatter but realizing she was as bereft as I was, although for entirely different reasons "I can hardly wait to see the fireworks when he finds out you’ve married both Morio and Smoky And that you expect him to join in the fun"

She sniffed "You know perfectly well that Trillian’s straight And so is S time, and I knew it When I finally told her about Chase, it would make it all too real

"The subject’s never come up I can tell you that if he tried to put the moves on Trillian and Sood way" She shrugged "Noill you tell me what the hell happened? You look like death wars, actually First, and we’ll talk about this later when Menolly wakes up, the Autuo back to Otherworld, to the forest of Darkynwyrd in search of a plant to helpinto a panther He insists that I do so now--as in yesterday" I expected her to nix the idea, but instead, her eyes lit up, and she pushed herself to a sitting position