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I give her a playful glare Her laid-back approach is part of what et hectic, she always keeps a cool head She has a slow burn temper much like water A cal to behold Rile it up, and it turns deadly

“I was surprised when she started talking about the Reaping,” Fel says in a hushed tone

“Me too She usually avoids the topic like the plague”

“It’s like Vietnam Most of the people involved won’t speak a word about it Do you think itup?”

“Yeah She knows she’s getting a bit long in the tooth to hold onto secrets unless she plans to take therave I think we’re all in for so of her tryst with a certain vaed her as a rule breaker There’s more to their story than we know So far, I’ve kept my er that’s going to hold

“It’s hard to think of her as a person That sounds awful, doesn’t it?” Fel laughs “I don’t mean it that way It’s just, she’s always been such a wise older woardless of the responsibilities she’s shouldered Youth syndro before ere even thought of”

“We should actually get the cooking started before they realize how long we’ve been gone and co shelf, and I turn on the gas I ih my body to ht the gas

“It comes so easily to you now,” Fel marvels

“After the sessions Méh, it’d better” I shudder as I think of our crash course in training “She’s tried her hardest to shove years and years worth of training and inforri etiquette, sword play, and how to think like the like our own, Fel It’s like falling into the upside down and the past in one go round” A strange blend of dominance, power plays, and an alled web, i all the nuances

“Want to take a walk?” I ask, eager to steal a few more minutes of quiet with her

“Yeah”

The bright purple lavender calls to ers over the tops Pausing, I inhale the sweet fragrance “I missed this place when I ay”

“What are they like?”

I cock my head to the side “The court?”

“Yes” She bites her lip and toys with a sunflower stalk a half a roay