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hope not here,the wo at the door Glaki opened it to reveal Kethlun standing in theflickered in his eyes think I have one,he said nervously globe It s an itch, only in my skull where I cant scratch it

Tris sat up Her bones ached eariness and too little sleep; the tides and lightning she had used to keep going were starting to run out She would have to pay with days in bed once their strength was gone to Touchstone and get things ready, she croaked t start till I get there Ive an idea

Keth, about to leave, stopped hiet there?he wanted to know look like death walking Maybe you neverthe pins from two fresh tide braids, looked at hi away from the door mind what?she asked s the matter?

s just that when you start to fiddle with your hair I want to leave No offence,Keth added hastily s lovely hair, Im sureHe fled

Tris looked at Glaki you put your kyten on without irl my belly band, except you have to tie itTharians wore an undergar

it on and coirl s belly band was secure and she restling with a worn, faded tunic of pale blue wool, Tris returned to her tide braids, undoing five centi it slide through vein and bone, foas, and race to her head When she had taken it all in, she redid the braids and pinned theht the Ghost soon, before the price she had to pay to keep awake and alert through all this got high enough t o be painful, not just exhausting

Her strength restored, she dressed, put a leash on Little Bear, tucked Chi on her back, tied Glakis sandals, and bustled everyone out of the door

At Touchstone Keth asseredients into the crucible to melt, checked his work froic Tris had lent hiave up and paced, unable to stand still He blinked when she arrived with Glaki, the dog and Chi of freckles darker in contrast Now she was so full of vigour she nearly threw off sparks If he needed a ree s kit, packed with ic both powerful and invisible, this was it

She was the strangest girl, he thought as she settled Glaki in the corner Kind when she was teaching, testy when people argued with her, briskly caring with the child He would love to know her lifes story

Did business with a family named Chandler out of Capchen in Anderran,he said abruptly mostly

About to walk her protective circle around the workshop, she looked over her shoulder at him fareat-uncle Mu rris Not exclusively, of course My faoodsShe smiled crookedly defective ones Those they dont handle very wellShe set to work, leaving Kethlun puzzled They had thought her defective? he wondered Then he thought of the way she handled lightning He could see where that ht unnerve even his own faical shield,

Tris turned to Keth, hands on hips first,she ordered