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"I couldn’t sleep," she added "All I could think about was the carriage ride Roden is so angry with you"
"Is he? With so much cheerfulness in that ride, I barely noticed"
She ignored that "Doesn’t he understand why you brought him? What would’ve happened if you’d left hi new to have soer bothered ure out why
"Back at Farthenwood, I said horrible things to you," Ien continued "I don’t knohy I said them"
"Maybe I deserved some of it"
"No, you didn’t I bla the safety of Farthenwood But now that I’ is better than Farthenwood" She lowered her eyes "I’m sorry I should have trusted you"
I deserved no trust, and yet she asked iveness? Could she see me in the darkness and kno her words bit into my heart? Or did I have no heart, no soul? Conner had said wePrince Jaron to the throne I had done just that, although not in the way Conner thought
"Are you nervous about toe?"
"Yes" Even with the truth on
"Don’t be You look so very like hi that they’re sure to accept you I watched you as we rode in the carriage If I’ you Jaron myself"
"Would you?" For reasons I couldn’t explain, even to ed to hear soe There were so s I disliked about hi "Right now? What am I supposed to call you, Jaron or Prince or Your Majesty or what?"
I shookfor e Only Jaron"
Her sht of the e yet"
There was nothing I could say to that A wisp of her hair blew in the nighttiht the hair and tucked it behind her ear She sain, alwaysher neat servant’s braid I wondered if she could ever learn to see herself as soreater
"We should probably go inside" Iine ould happen if Conner found us out here"
"We’re not doing anything wrong," I said "And I’m not afraid of him"
"But I am Will you helpwas secure I helped her to stand But instead of turning to reenter the , she faced s happening than I understood What did you ether, then said, "Ilike a prince and being a prince If you see me after I’m crowned, will you try to talk to , she crouched down to theBefore she returned to the roo tomorrow, the en, a servant girl After toer be appropriate for me to talk to you"