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She nodded and lifted her fork, but it was obviously a show He opened his mouth Wind was fine, but she should never have purchased so much candy for hihts This was all new to her She didn’t understand that trading a single item was fine, but multiple items needed to be distributed evenly That was the tribe’s way, but Wind hadn’t wanted to share his jackpot If anyone but her had caused the skirator Things were precarious right now, and even fighting children could be enough to set off some of the tribes

When his plate was e away—he laid his fork down and refilled his coffee cup “I have to go back to headquarters Will probably be there until evening”

She nodded, but was clearly deep in thought

The silent treatment wasn’t like her Mealti fros’s maidens’ names to how many horses were in the stables “Wind is fine,” Seth finally said

Her head snapped up, but she bit her lips together as if afraid to speak

“Please don’t purchase anyme first”

She frowned “I didn’t charge it I used my own money”

“That’s not the issue Everything given to the Indians has to be distributed evenly It causes trouble if it’s not”

She gave a slight nod, and after setting her cup on the table, lowered her hands to her lap and looked everywhere but at him The air in the room seemed to take on a tension it hadn’t before, not unlike how it did during deep negotiations with one of the tribal leaders

“Did so I should know about?” Seth asked

She barely blinked Just sat as stiff and straight and stubborn as a laze instead of their usual luster He bristled Roseain

“Nothing happened, and nothing is wrong,” she said, lifting her chin slightly

The way she sat there, had ire inching up his back like a sloing vine, twisting and curling along the way “I’d prefer you not lie to me”