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Lusy nodded, taking a noisy slurp fro breath "They came to me this afternoon Said they wanted to buy Kendall fro sheep!"

"Buy her?" Leesha asked, though she knew full well by nohat the woman meant

"As a whore for that coreson Rojer," Lusy said "Seeh of an abomination for him Wants my sweet Kendall for his harem, too Plans to breed her like a cow, to hear them put it"

"The Krasians can be … indelicate in these e is a contract to theh they take their vows no less seriously than we I aive a demon’s shit what they meant," Lusy said "Told them Rojer could have Kendall over my dead body"

Poor choice of words Leesha wouldn’t put it past Amanvahlike I was the one being rude," Lusy continued "Then not twenty minutes later, Kendall is inshe’s marryin’ Rojer and that’s that Told her no Tender would let her put hand to the Canon and vow to be a man’s third wife, and you knohat she said?"

"Do tell," Leesha sighed

"Said she didn’t care Said the Core with Canon and Tenders both Said she’d make her oath on an Evejack--"

"Evejah," Leesha corrected

"Book of sin," Lusy countered "Kendall’s always had her eye on Rojer, but not like this Girl’s got no sense! Bad enough them Krasian traonna let thehter as well"

"You may not have a choice," Leesha said

Lusy looked up at her, startled "Night, mistress, you can’t possibly approve"

"Of course not" Leesha was already planning the scolding she was going to give Rojer "But Kendall’s a grooht to choose her own path"

"Don’t think you’d be so cal bid on like a laying hen"

Leesha raised an eyebrow and Lusy started, suddenly re to the future Countess of the Holloo She could notto bury her face in her teacup She gulped too fast, and coughed "Meant no offense, mistress Course you understand"

"I daresay I do," Leesha said "I will speak to Rojer and Aain when it’s done"

"Thank you,aardly as she backed out of the room, turned, and scurried away