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Master Goodgrave, meanwhile, left them so he could bark orders at his workers as the last piece of scaffolding caards"

Karigan stepped back, stunned For a ht he’d said "Harlowe"

Cade, Cade, Cade

She had not allowed herself to wonder if, in the future reshaped by her conore it, but whether he existed in the future or not, it felt to her like he had died Maybe she should just let his et the little she remembered of him, like so many other details But no, he was not just a detail He had been important to her She was sure she had loved him She hoped he would exist in the future, that she had not ruined that possibility, and that his world would be a better place than the one she had left

"I asked you here not just to see the glass," Captain Mapstone said, "but to give you this"

"This" was a sheaf of papers, and with a glance Karigan realized it was the transcript of her notes As she looked through the pages, she found an addenduan had told her and the king about her experiences

"I know you’ve been having a hard time with recall," the captain said, "so I wanted to o through what you did and not rean replied "There are people I ed, and they never exist now, they still deserve to be remembered"

The captain nodded "Yes, and in that way they are given life Speaking of which, now that the stor Ty with the news of your return to your father If you would like to add a note, which I reco"

"I will"

"Good If you need to talk about anything at all, you know you may speak freely to me I know you left behind people important to you in that future Also, what has happened to your eye, it can’t be easy"

"I would like to set up sessions with Drent," Karigan replied

The captain showed her surprise "So soon?"

"I have got to learn to fight with this" She touched the bandage over her eye She did not add that the physical exertion would help her cope with the rest