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Esther
“
Finally, I understood. He hadn't rejected me. He had done what he could to hold on to me. And the day I had approached him with my request, he had protected me publicly, though no doubt it had cost him something with Otanes.
I put a gentle hand on his shoulder. "That was a clever ploy, my lord. Far cleverer than anything I could have thought of."
He whirled around so quickly the bed dipped, and I tumbled against him. He grabbed me and held on tight, his fingers not quite steady.
He had expected
...more
”
― The Queen's Cook
― The Queen's Cook
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It amazed her, how once the unfamiliar became well-known you could never go back.
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― Ink Blood Sister Scribe
― Ink Blood Sister Scribe
