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Free felt her hands go cold

"He could be lying, Free" Amanda came to stand by her "These so-called ht be? Men under his control And once introduced, they’ll be here Protecting us, so they say, but who knohat other master they’ll serve? Do you really trust hi in his own defense He si her toher to trust him nohen she had every reason not to

But it wasn’t his silence that decided her in his favor It wasn’t the love whispering along her jaw It wasn’t even the perilous thud of her heart, whispering madness in the back of her mind

No Her trust, such as it on on a far more practical basis

"On this," Free said, "I believe hi to his sides

"But--" Arimly and went to the"I believe hiht

THERE WERE NO MEN PRESENT, only the half-dozen or so fe off the press Caines, was a full half-mile distant By the time Edward had made his way out of the door of the press, it was already too late Sun to seep out of the door of the sht wisps

He opened it anyway A wave of heat hit hi smoke Gray clouds billowed in the front roo into the bea this out on time to save the structure There was no sand and only a few buckets

Free was right behind hirabbed hold of her wrist, yanking her back

She pulled against his grip "We can put it out"

"We can’t," he told her "I’ve seen more fires in my life than you could dream of The smoke will kill you if you try" His throat was already irritated, and he’d only been standing on the threshold

"But--"

"Is there anything in there that is worth your life? Because that is what it will o in now"

"My Aunt Freddy’s letter" He could feel her whole ar in his "She left it for me when she died"

"Would your Aunt Freddy want you to risk your life for a piece of paper?"

"No," she whispered

Her eyes atering If anyone ever asked hi the to admit to tears

He took off his cravat and handed it to her "Wet this and wrap it around your mouth and nose It’ll help We’ve work to do"

She’d not taken the ti out of its bun and trailed down her back like an angry braid of her own fire