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"Happens to be? There’s no ‘happens to be’ about it" Her ht as well co to take awhile"

The apart like Nadia would have expected Mos beautiful; she always spent enough on decorating and redecorating their condo that Dad soot annoyed But this space was bare and joyless The furniture seemed to have been purchased fro ood condition, none of it seemed pretty or even cozy Her walls were bare, the floor uncarpeted Her witchcraft materials lay out in the open; apparently her e not even to feel co a seat Nadia had been more at ease in a doctor’s office

For her part, Mom didn’t seem to care whether Nadia sat or stood Sheat her daughter "It’s no coincidence that you’ve been confronted with a Sorceress The One Beneath has more influence in the ned the forces Smoothed the way Made ityou along"

"I was brought to Captive’s Sound? On purpose?"

"You’ve been put in the way of te you now; that’s the only thing that would bring you here"

"I’m not teh, haven’t they?"

Nadia’s temper snapped "They offered to teach me I don’t have anyone else, not now that you abandoned our whole family You know that I won’t ever turn to Elizabeth--never But it would be nice if I could actually learn everything I need to know about witchcraft You walked off without thinking about that, didn’t you? Left me half-trained, forever Do you have any idea how much that sucks? No, you don’t Mohtmares, all the time, and Dad--he doesn’t--"

"Stop this," Mom said "No, Nadia, I didn’t know any of that And I don’t care"

It felt like rage could actually make her head explode "You don’t care?"

Mom held up one hand "You can screaet the answers you came for Which do you want?"

Nadia took a deep breath, then another, then another "Answers"