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" … And so exactly how ive you?" Skori asked

Mericlou had just finished explaining her fortuitous turn of luck, but then gasped at her brother's question, stopping her watering of Aldrec's rose, which she had nestled lovingly in one of her best crystal vases She realized in horror that she had not even bothered to count the ht?" Skori asked

"I … I never really looked," Mericlou said in a s wave of euess I didn't really think about how ave me It seemed like a lot; I just took it"

"You accepted a job without discussing paye and i forht now, Meri," Skori said, throwing Alaeht to be a substantial aarden If it isn't, then you had better cancel the job, and give it back"

"Well, let's see exactly how ht aloud as she went into the kitchen

Alae roolided into the kitchen on her sister's heels

"Honestly, sister, elf or not, you should bedespite Mericlou's atte that an elf would cheat you, but Skori's right You should've checked the money"

"Sister, come out of the kitchen," Sedriil called froh for one day"

When his words were answered with an unusual silence, rather than Alaema's expected snide remarks, Sedriil became suspicious

"Alaema?" He called out once more "Meri?"

Both brothers were shaken abruptly to their feet when an answer at last ca in unison

Sedriil was the first to the door where he stopped, dureeted his eyes Skori ca onto the doorposts, both were awed, and at the saht of Alae hands, hopping and screairls