aide
e walls, and heavy, hurried footstep
rates beside the shed. I curled up, covered my mouth and nose
knights passed in f
boots splashing through the standing water, and then
s completely faded did
d for so long, my legs were so
t and dragged my exhausted bod
already tu
ached under the straw bed and
dflowers I had picked behin
owsill facing south, toward Solaris, clasped
peace,
I will wash your gra
n cheers and noise rose from th
the wooden door, and
maids had gathered in
wn, silver ornaments jingling in her hair as she moved. Four sturdy
y P
take the blame for stealing Lord Arthur Bender's rin
, fake smile and
wooden chests filled with bright ri
the Regent's favor, I can'
chin so everyone could see t
so many things, and I brought s
excited. They crowded for
nst the broken doorframe, watchin
wept across the crowd and finally land
iately gained a
carefully stepped around the mud in her s
his my dearest
with her silk sleeve, h
days. How did you ge
painted face w
you, I'm st
nger crossed
e maids and raised he
n. That's why she's ended up like this. If she were
out from the fr
silk scarf, her neck st
flattery. "Miss Ruby is the Regent's darling now! How could
n, rolling their eyes at me so they
y enjoyed t
lked back to the open chests,
t hairpins, bracelets, an
o thank her after
pin and immediately stuck it into he
ts left at the bottom of the chest
stopped in
radually f
t Ruby would leave for the person who had once take
rnished bracelet an
it, she suddenly sna
er slammed the che
me, I alm
voice so no on
eone who lives by scrubbing night soil--how could
erupted i
while Ruby stood in the center, b
r head and tu
doorframe and let o
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