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"You have to tell s, Wonda," Leesha said "Now ic is affecting you, and we need to make sure it’s safe, for all their sakes"

And for ht And my baby

"You haven’t slept in over a week," Leesha said Few of the Cutters had Wherever deees on the road, Wonda and Gared were there with the original Cutters, those who had stood with Arlen at the Battle of Cutter’s Hollow By night, the wards cut into their horses’ hooves ate the ees, destroying theuide the fleeing Laktonians to the warded ca the road

"Neither have you, mistress," Wonda pointed out "Don’t think because I wan’t here I din’t have eyes on you Girls tell an Magic’s affecting you, too"

It was true enough

"It is" Leesha hardened her voice just a touch "I’ve used ic in the last week than in thehalf the feedback you are since the blacksteh I feel …"

"Like you could march on the Core itself, and put your toe up the Mother of Dehed "More colorful than I would have put it, but ay The ue away"

Wonda nodded "By sunrise, feels like you’ve had a full night’s sleep and a pot of coffee Better Like a bowstring, ready to loose"

"Do you keep your bon all the time?" Leesha asked

"Course not" Wonda paused in her workout to look at Leesha "Ruin a good bow like that"

"It’s unnatural to go so long without sleep," Leesha said "Maybe we’re not tired, but I feel so away Without drea to feel like one," Wonda finished for her "Ay"

"I’ to brew you a dash of tampweed and skyflower," Leesha said "Should put you out for eight hours"

"What about you?" Wonda said

"I’ll sleep tonight, when you take the back her stretching Leesha wondered what it was like for Arlen, or even Renna Had they had a decent sleep in months? When did they last dream?

She was afraid of the answer Probably why they’re both crazy as cats

Wonda finished her exercises and they went inside Wonda took her wooden ar tools The arift from Thamos’ mother, Duchess Araine, and Wonda prized it nearly asshe polished the weapons and ar an infant

Leesha stole acha bath before changing into a fresh dress

She took a deep breath It would get easier soon The flow of refugees continued, but the Hollow’s reach lengthened daily, now scooping folk still fresh on the road, with live animals and food on their backs Several towns that had not yet broken were conducting organized evacuations under Cutter protection