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"Like us stu drunk out of a bar" Catherine shook her head "Like ould ever do that"

"It happens" Alex frowned at her "Kyle is often photographed acting like a baboon at nightclubs"

"Kyle just likes to have a good time" Cathy looked out the s "Look, Samantha! There’s the Rousseau monument!"

I looked out thesurprised "Really?"

"Yes Your fah time to rally troops" Alex looked out the ithhorse, sword held high

"How about that" I felt a little bubble of pride in my chest My family had faced down invaders

"Just down the road here is the Lilarian library There are paintings of soo visit theuide "Oh! And that’s the Sverelle Bridge Ourhere It’s one of the few that survived the Nazis occupation"

"Wow" And I meant it There was intense pride in her voice for the work of their family and that of their country, and I understood This was their home and they could literally trace their ancestors back to ave the history a life, a face

We pulled up to a ss There was faintout of the door, and I could smell food as soon as Duvall opened the car door The press were on us iet used to the idea, but they certainly weren’t giving me any adjustreeted us inside

"Your Highnesses, Duchess A pleasure to see you" He bowed to us

"We’ve been co here since ere kids, Luca Why are you suddenly bowing?" Cathy pulled her coat off and hung it on a rack near the door A few of the patrons inside turned to look at us, but for the most part seemed more interested in their food

"Ah, but this is Duchess Rousseau’s first visit!" Luca smiled widely He motioned us to follow him, and he sat at us at a booth in the back It was far from the littleat the front and I kneas used to dealing with public figures

"You’re going to love this place" Cathy smiled at me over the table She pushed a menu at me "I already knohat I want"

Alex eyed the booth for aa seat next to his sister I was relieved Sitting next to hi the little things you notice about someone when you have the hot’s for thes are cos, like wondering how his hands would feel running overnext to just anyone, but here I was thinking about the to pretend that I wasn’t

I opened the menu and looked over the selections I frohen I realized it was in Lilarian There weren’t even any pictures to helpme with shrewd eyes