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The room was silent Claire’s lips twitched, and tears streamed down her face

After a while, Haluki looked up "He used two more heart attack spells the other day," he said, "to subdue the panther"

The others turned toward hi back to her secret visit to the palace "Yes, I’m pretty sure it was him"

"I’m almost positive of it," Haluki said "I saw hile by the tube"

"There’s a tube in the jungle?" Meghan asked, incredulous

"There are tubes in several places," Haluki said "I’m sure I don’t know all of thele I’ve used it myself"

"Whoa," Sean said "I didn’t know either"

"Almost nobody did," Haluki said "Marcus had s we’ll never know Unless he wrote things down, his secrets went to the grave with him Perhaps we’ll stumble across some now and then"

Carina, who had been silent and brooding during this last bit, stood up, her face a mask She looked at Sean "Well," she said, her words cold and sharp, "this has been a very inforer "I’reat friends withmother Nice of you to tellelse to talk about during the entire time I took care of you" She clenched her jaw "And to think I could have had the chance toto understand all of this and maybe speak to her before"

She shook her head and pointed a shaking finger at Sean "You are quite possibly the worst person anyone has ever known You’re a worse huala You’re ayou’re a world-class jerk, Sean An absolutely hideous man, inside and out And I never want to look at your ridiculous lying face again"

She looked like she wanted to say more, but instead she turned and walked swiftly toward the hospital wing doorhere Mr Appleblosso to the conversation from afar