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Scarlet felt weird for having such a thought

Everyone relaxed Everyone but Scarlet and Wolf, whose arainst the door, Maha surveyed the rooar," she chirped, "in celebration of the queen’s upco Scarlet with Wolf’s ar Maha’s surprise to her Scarlet scraht on the princess now Her jaw had fallen

Winter curtsied "You must be Mother Kesley I ahtfully sorry about the crackers"

Maha stared, speechless

"I hope you don’t mind our intrusion into your hospitality Your wolf cub welcoiven the teeth And theplaster around the door "He rather reri like she wasn’t sure if she should be afraid or honored

"Mom," said Wolf, "this is Scarlet She’s the one we told you about--that was taken off our ship by the thaue She’d been held prisoner in the palace, but she’s … she escaped This is her This is Scarlet"

Maha had not yet ed to pull up her jaw "The Earthen"

Scarlet nodded "Mostly My grandfather was Lunar, but I never ift"

With that stateift They all did to soree, didn’t they? Even Wolf had had it, before the scientific taine this petite wo it like it was abused in the capital Was that na&iuate society here, never knoas controlling and as being controlled

"Hello, Scarlet," said Maha, coh to smile "Ze’ev failed to mention he was in love with you"

Scarlet could feel her cheeks turning as red as her hair

Thorne muttered, "How could you not tell?"

Cinder kicked hiripped Scarlet’s hand "We didn’t know if she was alive I didn’t want to tell you about her if … if you never met her…"

Scarlet squeezed his hand He squeezed back

In the back of her head, she heard her grand her of her manners "I’m so pleased to meet you I … um Thank you for your hospitality"

Maha set the box of rations by the door and crossed the tiny roo to know you" Releasing Scarlet, she turned back to Wolf and settled her hands on his shoulders "When they took you away, I feared you would never know love at all" She eht as a bouquet of blue daisies "This has all been soand the weeping?" said Thorne,a revolution again?"

This time, it was Iko that kicked him

"I knew you were in love with hiainst her elbow "I can’t understand why no one ever listens to lared, but there was no ire behind it "You’re right, Winter It’s a complete mystery"

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