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Rosa’s hand caie hopped from me to her

Without delay, Tor pulled et it over with

As Tor pulled , I looked back at Rosa “I’ll be back in tiet ready,” I promised

“I’ll be here,” she replied on a sht, half sad

She knehere ere going

Poor thing

As I hustled after Tor, I gave her what I hoped was a reassuring sh the bedroo of needlework

“She doesn’t leave these rooms,” Tor ordered

“Yes, your grace,” Perdita said on a quick curtsy

I save her a wink Perdita smiled and winked back She did not curtsy toto h people curtsied to me everywhere in town, in the courtyard and around most of the castle, I didn’t needto irls in the kitchens and all theit

Tor led h the doors and walking down the wide hall, his head bent to

He’d seen me wink at Perdita and he noticed the absent curtsy

I looked away, biting my lip

Okay, so, I promised never to vex hi that proave this a ed

Oh well, whatever He’d get over it

He always did

“You understand what you have confessed, Cora?” Tor’s Dad, King Ludlu in Tor’s uh… prince chair (or whatever you call it) in Tor’s throne roo big chair, the seat and a big panel at the back covered in royal blue velvet, the intricately carved wood painted a glea black and it had a lot of silver accents on it that looked real

I didn’t knohat Tor’s Mo his Dad, I knew Tor took after hie like him His Dad definitely still had it He even looked not stupid wearing a big, gold croith lots of brilliant sapphires on it and seriously, anyone who could pull that off definitely still had it

Tor was standing to his father’s right side, Orlando to his father’s left Dash was on his way to Bellebryn having spent the night in a villageno chances that day

I was standing next to Tor There were four sentries across the roo two and two on both sides of the door