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Glass

Glass woke up gasping Sorip

The blond Protector peered down at her, her hair tied back in a tight bun Glass’s mind reached for the wo out her severely beautiful features Margot, Glass remembered One of Soren’s advisors

And at that realization, her heart clenched, herback to that moment on the field when Soren had pointed to Glass It h Protector hadn’t approved of her little speech, and now Glass was going to find out what the consequences were

Margot started dragging her upward by the arainst her "No, no, whatever I’ve done, I swear I’ll be better! I’ll keep ot hissed "Don’t be selfish, they need their rest for the workday ahead"

It was such ato say that Glass fell silent, more from confusion now than fear

"I don’t knohat she sees in you," Margot whispered as Glass stood beside her "But I trust you’ll prove yourself useful in time"

Margot led her silently out of the rooirls, so off the side of the cots so their toes could touch the ground Those were the true believers, Glass knew She kept well clear of them

Glass passed Anna’s cot and nearly jostled it with her foot to rouse her It see led out of the dor Margot

Once they’d left the dor?" Glass dared to whisper

"To Soren’s quarters," Margot answered "Mother keeps odd hours, so you’d best get used to wake-ups like this one"

Glass kept pace, her brain catching up She still found it disorienting how the Protectors called Soren "mother" Were any of the down the endless, roofless hall Glass looked up at the stars winking in the predawn light and wondered where Luke was Was he awake, exhausted and distraught, staring at the same stars as he crafted a plan to coe, to let hi Glass up a wooden stairway that still smelled like sawdust As she cliot’s hand on her shoulder She winced, expecting an ientle

Two guards in white stood at the top of the stairs, wearing their usual eerily blank expressions Seeing Glass, they nodded--almost deferentially--and parted to let her pass

Glass forced a sot, both of the into a wide roos and a four-poster bed sat in the middle In the corner of the room, a fire burned in athe sht sky

Glass marveled for a moment at the beauty of the roo that all of this was likely stolen Who had spent hours upon hours weaving the red woolen blanket on Soren’s bed? Glass hadn’t seenon around here

Before she could take any ot shuffled her toward a little antechamber just off the main room There was a cot here, just like back in the dor on the floor, even a small cracked mirror on the wall