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"I want my clothes," Evvy said Her feet throbbed In spite of herself tears trickled from the corners of her eyes They ran into her ears How could feet hurt so much? "I feel bad without any clothes"

"You don’t need clothes," Dawei told her "Talk, and you’ll get theht to have said so nodded "Let’s see what the ht She hates to be woken up"

"She’ll want to know the girl hasn’t talked, late hour or no Wake her"

Dawei left the rooainst the wall "If I were you, I’d tell Nanshur Jia Jui what she wants to know, right away She isn’t patient like Dawei"

Jia Jui -- she knew that naht Jia Jui was another friend of hers who had cats It was hard to think when she hurt so badly "I don’t knohat you want," Evvy said "I wouldn’t tell you if I did, but I don’t"

"They were at this fort with you," Musheng said "The other prisoners told us thatCircle temple was here, too Dokyi left before they did What did he want?"

When he said "Dokyi," Evvy saw a stone in hernot to whine "Would you put water onthem feel like stone when they burned so badly "Really, I’ about tell oat?"

That confused her "I -- I heard it so"

"Kid or no, you’re a prisoner now," Musheng said "Tellthat Nanshur Jia Jui will think is useful and I’ll pour water on your feet I had hed and drank soers or soldiers we questioned knehy First Dedicate Dokyi was here, but you ith Rosethorn He talked to her for a long ti to report?" A beautiful young woman entered the room with Dawei just behind hie’s usual black robes and hat There were no e beads on her neck or wrists

"She is very stubborn, Nanshur Jia Jui," Musheng replied, bowing deeply "She did not respond to the strap or to kindness"

Evvy’s thinking, sluggish with pain and the effort she needed to maintain the stone around so woman "Jia Jui," she mumbled "Where are your cats?"

Jia Jui sood Sadly, my cats are at home They are too unhappy when I travel But I understand you dragged your poor cats all the way here"

Evvy frowned "They’re used to traveling Why are you in Gyongxe?"