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I look aroundmy eyes with my hand There still aren’t any horses on the track, but I think this event is about showing off fancy hats and drinking cha I’m about to ask Miles about the horses--ht of that girl glaring atmy hand, I scooch a little closer to Miles, and he follows aze

"Ah I see you’vea piece of lint off my skirt "She is not a fan"

"She’s not a fan of anyone save Seb and the words ‘Princess Poppy,’" Miles retorts, and I look up at hiain See, this is the kind of info I need

"Reht I was an evil seductress out to ensnare your innocent friend?"

"I literally used none of those words," he says, and I wave hih And my point is, do other people think that, too? That I’m after Seb?"

Miles looks down at me He’s not that much taller than I a down his nose at people, I think "Most girls are," he says at last, and I wrinkle my nose

"He’s going to be et that you people are intoyour cousins and stuff, but that doesn’t really work for me"

"I’d hoped to wait until at least week three of our acquaintance to start talking about incest," Miles says in a low voice, still twisting his hat in his hands, and I narrowfunny?" I ask "Because that was kind of funny, and I don’t like it"

Miles snorts, then offers me his elbow "I can take you up to the box if you want," he says, and I follow his nod to the top of the stands, whereout at the track through little binoculars Fliss is there, too, but Poppy has vanished back into the sea of hats and cha on Ellie’s other side, scanning the crowd through expensive sunglasses The other Royal Wreckers are up there, too, and Sherbet waves to rin

We both wave back, but then Sherbet turns to talk to another reen kilt, a sash decorated with all kinds of medals draped across his barrel chest

"Who’s that?" I ask, and Miles glances back toward the box

"The Duke of Argyll," he says "The queen’s brother, Seb’s uncle"

"Oh," I say weakly So technically a faain, I totally forget how you’re supposed to greet a duke Your Grace, I think? Or is that for the queen?

"Shall we go up?" Miles asks again, and I watch as Ellie bobs a quick curtsy to a blond woman in pale blue Who is that? Clearly sonize I really should’ve read that stupid folder