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I had been in the dungeon during the last ice festival,the indoor event where artists and craftsmen displayed their work The ice festival was always held during the cold season when there was nothing to do but huddle by the fire andits own festival
The fire festival was athe hot season The festival began in the far north, where the eather lasted a few short weeks, and then wound its way south
Traditionally, additional perfor celebration at the castle in the ht be permitted to attend Valek had indicated totechniques in the afternoons, but the rest of the time betweento the fire festival Brazell had given the children in his orphanage a so each year It had been the most anticipated event at Brazell’s manor house We would practice all year to qualify for the various contests, and save every penny possible for the entry fee
Valek’s practical voice interrupted htclothes from the seamstress, Dilana She should have included them with your uniforms As to the rest, you’ll have to ht ho fire festivals were not included I et a chance to see the festival, but I wouldn’t be able to sa, I picked up my journal and went into my room A dry, warm breeze caressed my face I cleaned the rest of the dust, but I only wiped away half of Margg’s ht in a way The noose did wait for e would serve as a re to screw up and be replaced as the food taster, or I was going to foil an assassination atteht not technically die froe of an e I hovered outside Dilana’s workroo Her golden curls gleao
"Yelena?" she called
I stepped back into view
"My goodness, girl, just co down, and patted the chair next to her When I joined her in the sunlight, she exclaiet you so e slice of buttered bread
"My Rand sends ht brown eyes gloith affection
I knew she would stand over s, I suppressed my desire to taste the bread for poisons Only when my mouth was full was she satisfied
"How can I help you?" she asked
Between bites, I asked about nightclothes
"My goodness! How could I have forgotten? You poor dear" She bustled around the roo quite a collection