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Edether "Idances like the et me to try it And with such lovely partners as all of youdisplay of desserts to draw me away" He bowed his head dra candle "I hope you will all save a dance for me You included, Pasqua"

"Me? Dance on Whitsunday?" Pasqua chided, beas fly But I will save you soallantry reminded Lia of what Astrid warned her of earlier "I would like to see the look on Getman’s face when you ask Sowe," Lia said softly after another spoonful

Sowe’s eyebrows crinkled and she looked at Lia curiously

"Who is Getman?" Ed as an ox, but he is rude and jealous Everyone is afraid of him except for Lia and Sowe Lia hates hi, but she cannot abide his company, and everyone knows he dotes on Sowe"

"He does?" Edain "And you consider hirinned and they all laughed

"He is that obnoxious then?" Edladly risk his en as an ox Probably reeks like one as well"

Lia liked Ed "It will definitely thwart his plans You see, Astrid told me today that Getman promised he would thrash anyone who dances with Sowe except for hilowered "Did he now? Well, that is no surprise considering Sowe’s great beauty," another bow to her, "But surely only a knave would deprive his fellows like this Where can I find the great boor? I think Colvin and I will have to kill hi Could he still work as a blacksmith with a stump, do you think?" He perforihter Except for Colvin, who constrained his expression to a s When Ellowyn noticed that he was not laughing, she stopped too

"I for one, will not be inti at Sowe "Let him bluster, but he will not deprivewith you on Whitsunday Unless you would rather I not dance with you" His eyes grewher to say the words

A little smile came on Sowe’s mouth "I would like that," she said, then looked down at the bowl, her cheeks flushing

"I have witnesses then to your consent You will vouch foryou for his own"

"Pasqua," Marciana said "Lia needs to eat so for her?"

"I had forgotten, child It is over by the oven No, the other corner Edirl with flattery and fetch a sack of flour from the loft as I asked you when you arrived Be quick lad, it is getting late and I ed on Lia’s ar but I do not want to waste a moment with you There is yournear it and felt a prickle fro off heat into the oven She had not done it and glanced at Marciana

"Not as i Lia’s look

Lia took the bread, looking over her shoulder at Sowe and then at Colvin as talking softly to Ellowyn "Colvin taughther "You are lucky to have him as a brother"

"Instead of Ed look "Who is handsoallant, but…how can I say this tactfully…he is also very shallow His moods flit from this to that so quickly Colvin is steady That is what I adirl, he already has Sowe dazzled Warn her e are gone He means well, but he craves attention He is unco he has said, or unless the pretty girls are blushing and dizzy with giddiness He knows he is handsome, poor devil Warn Sowe about hi so dishonorable would he?"