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The thought of Father showing up at the Queen’s Prison to bargain for my release makes me choke

"Jessamy!"

I almost leap out ofthe saold scarf flapping at his neck e, so naturally the soldiers give way at once He hauls me over to the spider captain

"My lord," says the captain wearily, as if he already knohat is going to happen

Kalliarkos is so highborn he does not even identify hi person intobetter than to smirk I wish a trap would open and s ust is like hot ash blown in id politeness "Then if you will be so kind, my lord, and ratitude"

Oblivious to the sleft behind a puddle of blood and a forgotten little sandal with one broken strap

"Why are you here?" I de beside him I’m too breathless and too horrified by what I’ve just seen to be in awe of a rich young lord sweeping out of nowhere to rescue me

"You never told me where you train"

"You followed me to find out where I train? You e "You should be very glad right now that I a ain But I need answers "How did you knoas here?"

"After your father took you off the balcony I made my way around to the servants’ area I justI followed Good fortune for ot yourself into trouble Noe can talk"

"Good fortune? There’s a dead child, and people getting arrested!"