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I shudder The water rushes forward again, and I close y

"The reason I persuaded the Tamouran royals to release you, on condition of a truce," Raffaele goes on, his eyes trained on the night’s horizon, "is because we need your help to fix this Ta her shores If we do not do so soon, then not only will all Elites perish, but so will the world"

I stare out at the horizon, unwilling to let Raffaele be right Of course it’s ridiculous "What do nments have to do with any of it?" I finally say

Raffaele sighs and bows his head "I think we had better take you to your sister"

I have tried every root, leaf, andhas worked on any of my patients Only two have survived, both with discolored hands You mentioned a six-year-old boy with scars on his face Does he still live?

--Letter frolio, 2 Juno, 1348

Adelina Anize her

Her skin, once a rich, beautiful olive, looks ashen white--and deep purple, bruise-likeher neck Her eyes are sunken with illness, and her body is much thinner than I re her chamber I wonder if she can still sense our powers close by

Raffaele walks to her side, then sits carefully at the edge of her bed After a while, I draw near too Perhaps this isn’t irl they’ve s She does not have pale skin This can’t be her I ht down at her face, studying her features Her hair is damp, her skin dotted with sweat Her chest rises and falls rapidly, as if she can’t quite catch her breath

Look what they’ve done, the whispers hiss, and I turn on Raffaele

"You did this to her," I say in a low, oether The soldiers that line the walls of Violetta’s cha as they ailance again at the s that scar her--"you had her beaten, didn’t you? You are using her against me"