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“Your council has to go” I picked up the htly acidic smell wafted from it

“They didn’t used to be so bad That’s what randdad said, anyway But the demons killed the old council members, and the sickness killed a bunch more people, and so this is e’re left with”

“You don’t have anyone to push back against the off to the side

Her gaze lingered on hi away “No Those who could push back benefit fro power structure”

“Of course they have someone to push back” Hadriel walked into the backyard

“Who?” Maryanne asked with an attitude

“Me, apparently,” I muttered

“Oh, you dirty little goddess, look at this garden!” Hadriel exclaioing to make?”

I put thewith the everlass Show me the dried leaves”

She disappeared into the kitchen to get them, and I took stock of the situation with the cauldron The fire under it was burning, but the water hadn’t heated up enough yet

“I’ to use the pot” I put the jar on the table and raisedbatch for the cauldron I’ll use the serous, very concentrated batch”

“Dangerous?” She eed, a crumpled sack in her hand

“Oh no” I took it from her, knelt beside the table, and eround “No, no” I picked out withered leaves that she’d dried instead of throwing away, then the oddly shaped leaves that had apparently dried in a cluster Only a few leaves looked in decent shape I so You’re not working the plant right”

She put her fist to her hip but didn’t say anything

“It’s ular leaves from him “She is afraid to talk back because of my clothes”

“No, it’s because you clearly knohat you’re talking about, and I want the knowledge,” she replied “I don’t want to scare you aith my personality”

“She’s got one up on you,” Hannon toldback for the sake of knowledge”

“I would! I just wouldn’t need to because I know everything” I grinned