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Heli gathered her power "Leta powerful and narroind gust took a great deal of concentration and energy She hoped to loop it around the house and strike theate squealed open

Teegan gasped "Father Reeht woke me from a dreamless sleep I yawned and reached for Valek, but his side of the bed was empty Alarmed, I sat up It was a few hours past dawn; he should have returned by now Shoving the blankets off, I dressed quickly and hurried to the s down at the busy market A pot of water steamed on the stone hearth

"Has Valek reported in?" I asked her

She turned "Not yet"

"Shouldn’t he be back by now?"

"It depends" Onora didn’t appear to be worried "He ed the pot closer to the burning coals with the toe of her boot She must have been out early, because she only wore her boots when pretending to be a normal citizen

Her lack of concern only increased ht?"

"Not ht now If he’s not back by this afternoon, I’ll visit the Council Hall and see if I can learn what happened"

I’d planned to go to the Keep today, but I’d promised Valek to wait until he checked it out Perhaps he ran into trouble there Tooto spot hi the shoppers

"Have some tea" Onora poured a cup "Sit down I’llme?"

"Would you rather fret until you’re sick?"

"Yes," I said peevishly

"And will that change anything?" She answered for ood for the baby"

Fine I flopped down on an ar me sneeze My emotions had been erratic lately I’d accused Valek of overreacting, but I guessed he wasn’t the only one "Sorry," I said when she handedbetter than e coh her entire pregnancy Or so it see socks or when a bird flew into thepane"

"So I can blas?"

"Yup And she was absentoofy at times She called it baby brain"