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DANCING AROUND

"I would kill for a long soak in a hot bath," Karigan said the next e She had undone her braid for the first ti to work a coain so it would fit neatly beneath Talances at her as she worked on it He’d got that look on his face, the intense one

"I’m not sure a scruffy servant boy like Ta type," Cade replied

"H, too And a shave"

Cade fingered his beard growth "Part of uise"

She reached across the table and stroked his chin "Prickly It does kind of suit you"

He opened his mouth as if to protest, then shut it She chuckled She was feeling much more herself No blurred vision, no headache, no weakness, and she was fully awake However, she still had to pretend sickness when they left the bunkhouse, she leaning against Cade, and he holding her closer than ever He had stashed the satchel with her uniforon soon after she woke up She had fallen asleep right on top of it

For the first tih to sit up front with Cade on the bench while he drove the naled his disapproval of this change hinnies Luke rode back to check on the stallion, then urged Gallant up beside thean asked

"At a guess, I’d say he’s jealous," Luke replied

"Jealous? Of what?"

"Cade, here" Luke slances, both hastily looking away

There was no sign announcing they had entered the outer reaches of the Capital, except having to pass through yet another checkpoint Soan realized there were no tall chins of industry as there had been elsewhere They passed through neighborhoods of tiny ashed houses The grass looked greener, the trees taller and fuller, faration ditches, she thought, angled off fro clouds

Cade, who observed her interest, said, "Workers who serve the important people of the Capital live in its outer districts That’s what I’ve heard, anyway"