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"Likewise, my lady"

"Don’t call ht’s feast, breakfast looks dull in coh ceiling and a view of the river, but the long table is only set for three Unfortunately for eline They’re already halfway through their bowls of fruit by the tieline’s sharp-eyed stare is enough for both of theetup, she looks like a blinding star

"You should eat quickly," the queen says without looking up "Lady Blonos does not tolerate tardiness"

Across fro Protocol?"

"Youto sit through classes with her "Excellent"

Evangeline scoffs atoff the insult "Only children take Protocol"

To rown up under terrible circu of our ways, of the expectations she eline?"

The reprieline’s s to meet the queen’s eye

"Luncheon today will be on the Glass Terrace, with the ladies of Queenstrial and their h I never would Evangeline, on the other hand, blushes white

"They’re still here?" I hearchosen?"

Elara nods "Our guests will be here for the co weeks, to properly honor the prince and his betrothed They won’t leave until after the Parting Ball"

My heart pluhts like last night, with the pressing crowd and a thousand eyes They’ll ask questions too, questions I’ll have to answer "Lovely"

"And after the ball, we leave with the the knife "To return to the capital"

The capital Archeon I know the royal faoes back to Whitefire Palace at the end of every su too I’ll have to leave, and this world I can’t understand will becoo horeed to this But it doesn’t hurt any less

When I escape back into the hallway, Lucas ushers e As alk, he smirks at me "You have water at h here," he says, gesturing to the end of the hall

"What’s the story about her? Can she fly or row out of her ears?"

Lucas cracks a s me "Not quite She’s a healer Now, there’s two kinds of healers: skin healers and blood healers All of House Blonos are blood healers,they can heal themselves I could throw her off the top of the Hall and she’d walk aithout a scratch"

I’d like to see that tested, but I don’t say so out loud "I’ve never heard of a blood healer before"

"You wouldn’t have, since they’re not allowed to fight in the arenas There’s si it"

Wow Yet another Silver of epic proportions "So if I have, u what I’ to say "She’ll be just fine The curtains, on the other hand"

"That’s why they gave her to erous"

But Lucas shakes his head "Lady Titanos, they gave her to you because your posture is terrible and you eat like a dog Bess Blonos is going to teach you how to be a lady and if you light her up a couple of times, no one will blame you"