It was too much. I stared from my mother back to Ell. My mother kept her arms crossed and her body purposefully turned away from him. Odd behavior toward the one who’d saved you from the mud quarter, wasn’t it? Ell’s hair matched mine. We shared eye color and the same facial shape. I pointed an accusing finger at Ell. “You’re my father. You’re the one who knocked my mother up and made her lose her chance to go to the Seat.” Ell blushed and glared at the floor, his face going bright red. Zariah’s lips parted in shock. I waved my arms around vaguely toward Zariah. “Uh … this is … my family, I
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Wtf
