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No one pointed out that she had not told them this before But of course, they should have known before co Naturally

Levana shook her head behind her sister’s back

The baby started crying

Wheeling around, Channary tossed her arm toward Levana "Take the child"

Levana blinked "Me? Why me? Where’s her nanny?"

"Oh, for star’s sake, she only wants to be held" Channary started to cough She turned hastily away, coughing into her elbow, as ladylike as she could It see a lot lately--for weeks, if not h Channary insisted it was only a teo on and on

A servant rushed forith a glass of water, but Channary grabbed it and threw it at the wall, too Glass shattered across the stone as Channary storew more fervent Levana approached her, hesitant

Someone clapped "Let’s adjourn for today," said one of the event planners, ushering away the artisans "Come back tomorroith … your improved work"

Levana stood over the child for one dread-filledat how her face reddened and pinched, at how her chubby arainst the blanket Her tufts of dark brown hair wisped in every direction

Though the child was sevenevery day that she was about to start crawling, Levana could still count the times she’d held her niece on one hand There was always someone else there to take the baby, and just like with Winter, this child did not see, she squared her shoulders and crouched down, scooping up the baby as gently as she could Standing, she nestled the child in the crook of her ar words at her, but the crying went on and on, little fists thuainst Levana’s chest

With an annoyed sigh, Levana paced back and forth through the roo out onto the balcony that overlooked Arte about the lush palace gardens, a few of the aristocrats out in boats upon the lake’s surface In the sky, the Earth was nearly full Huge and blue and white and stunning ao out on a boat with her, but he’d spent the whole ti on and on about how quickly she was growing, and speculating on what her first word o

In fact, it had been a long ti little Selene as gently as she could, Levana examined the face of her future queen She wondered if this child would grow up to be as spoiled and ignorant as her ements than political policy

"I would be a better queen than your mother," she whispered "I would be a better queen than you"

The baby continued to wail, spoiled and stupid