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"Why can't you just let me be happy? I've found my family after all these years and all you've wanted to do is keep us apart"

Prudence looked down at the ground and nodded "I have been jealous of you I don't want you to go away I don't want to go to theso terrible to you You're my best friend You're practically round As much as she didn't want to believe Prudence about Uncle Hector, she also knew Prudence Her friend would never do anything so est sin of the Way and even if Reverend Crane was dead, Prudence still believed in the Way

"We'll go back to the village I'"

"Saed Prudence to her feet Her friend ell over a foot shorter than her now, so Samantha had to look down toelse until we talk to hi the way, Samantha noted hoardly Prudence walked in her shoes They were her old shoes, from when she had been eleven Now that she was seven, or perhaps eight, the shoes had beco for her The dress fit loosely, but it was one of the drab dresses the children on Eternity wore, not what one of Pryde's victims had worn "Is that Rebecca's dress?"

"Yes I found so pretty for her to wear" Fresh tears came to Prudence's eyes "She's so brave We have to hurry back there It's dark now and Molly hasn't eaten since this s out with Uncle Hector"

"Are you sure he's your uncle?"

"What?"

"Have you re yet?"

"No, but I've been pretty busy lately ith fixing the boat and searching for lost little girls"

"I'ot lost We were scared And everything looks different when you're littler"

"I don't care You shouldn't have gone anywhere at all, not with Molly What were you two thinking?"

"We couldn't leave Molly behind Rebecca is the only one she's comfortable around She screaht you tere more responsible than that"

"I know I'e, the party was in full swing The boys had built a fire about as tall as Sa gaetables It wasn'taway feast, but it was the best they could do