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That was to be the extent of her ti the day without troubles

First, she nearly burned breakfast as she helped Noroa in the kitchen And though Noroa, being pregnant, ate more than the rest of the fa her the last to finish eating and her late for her first job Working at the Korensis Firm in Tylat, next door to Lusea, she misfiled paperwork three times in a rohich earned her several repri, since after the incident with Alaeer, she and her family had still been hired on and off by that fir i clients, and Skori would not take the possibility of losing their patronage well at all

Mericlou nearly butchered the Axynthia bushes in Aldrec's garden while pruning theawked at what she had done, ave up at last, and put the shears away, lest the plants becoht today," she said, staring reen leaves "All I can do is think of Aldrec" She felt fortunate that Skori, having earlier smoothed out the situation with Mr Korensis, had onlylunch Still, the disaster she made of breakfast, her tardiness and inco one of the few petrification-curing plants in the worldin love orth it "Just try to keep your mind on your work next time," Skori had said "Your ement"

As easily as her brother had taken the news of the Korensis firm incident, he did seem disconcerted when she told hih for the most part, he was happy about it Nevertheless, this wink of concern worried her, since Skori never see He, like Sedriil, was ruled e reason, she seeh she knew that he would dismiss it if she asked him, she could not help but wonder about that iven hi her concerns, she collected her tools and prepared to leave Other than a good watering, the garden did not need much care today For that she was thankful She hoped that at hoe to her own plants that she had neglected for the past few days On Skori's orders, she had the next couple of days off, in order ride out her spell of lovesickness She had no arguive her time to spend with Aldrec