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"Let’s go" A thread of anger slid through his quiet words as we tried to walk around everyone

"Sa? Have you always known you were from a royal family?" The heat that would have normally flooded my cheeks was countered by the cold that seeped up h the security checkpoint That hen I noticed the extra cauards Instead of the usual one, there were three They each lookedus

The cold air slammed into me and I scrambled to button up my coat Alex had dropped his hand froh the ca lot Despite uarding the croels, the tea people away froine it’s very nice in the su to distract ?" He cut his eyes towarda funeral procession"

"I did not!" I laughed, realizing he was right "Okay It’s just weird And strange And disconcerting All these people staring atlike I’ve suddenly sprouted a second head"

"You’re a novelty" We got to the car and he opened the door "It’ll wear off Probably"

"You Lilarians aren’t a very co off hed as he closed the door and walked around the car

Chapter Eight

Raptor Center Receives Large Grant

--Minnesota Raptor Association

The ride to the center was long, but it would have been shorter if people had stopped turning to look in our s When we pulled into the gravel parking lot where I had met Duvall yesterday, I hopped out of the car before Alex could get around to ain

"Well, this is it Last chance to coht put you to work" I looked at hiically, I knew I’d getto enjoy his company