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"Get the fuck outta here"

Darian laughed "It’s the day after you brought o Soh to leave a tray of food by the door so I ate while I sat with you If you didn’t wake up in ti to send for a healer"

"How soon before we have to goup

He looked out thefor the sun’s fading position "In about thirty minutes"

"What!" she shrieked and flew out of bed "Where’s the shower? Where’s my clothes? I need my makeup!"

He stood and placed his hands on her shoulders to stop her frantic circling "Cal up in the bathroom On the counter, there is a basket; all you have to do is say what you need, and it will appear"

"Evennot to smile "Even makeup"

She twisted away from him and ran to the bathroom

"Aht minutes until I have dinner with you mother who happens to be the queen of all the fae, and I have so this?" she slammed the bathroohter from behind the closed door She took a second to appreciate that he could laugh before she juot out and quickly dried off She was sorry she didn’t have more time The towel felt like a cloud from heaven She wrapped herself up in its softness and padded over to the counter She looked at the plain, white basket She picked it up and turned it over On the underside, written in fae, was a spell Grinning, she set it back down She took a deep breath and began reciting all the things that she would noret ready One by one the ite her makeup routine when she heard a knock at the door

"Coot what she was doing He was dressed in a crea robe, and his hair had been pulled back in a half-pony and braided He wore a crown of gold and silver leaves, which accented the gold and silver threads in his robe perfectly

"Gods, you’re exquisite," she breathed

"I was about to say the sa about you" He pointed to her torapped body

Laughing, she let the towel drop and watched with satisfaction as he sed hard She reached past hirayish-silver color accented in ereen She slipped it over her head and had a s appeared under the robe

"All fae garic in them" He held out his arm "Shall we?"

Amelia turned to look in thefor once, and the robe made her eyes look like liquid silver She turned back to hio"

"Darian!" The queen threw herself into Darian’s arms

"Hello, Mother"

Amelia watched as Darian laid his cheek on top of his ht