‘I know,’ Tared said softly, and suddenly the light flickering around him seemed duller, his smile wry. ‘Things will settle. Helps to stay busy in the meantime.’ I swallowed. ‘Right.’ He reached out to ruffle my hair, then pointed a thumb at the baby in Lyn’s arms, amusement sparking back to life in his eyes. ‘You could go say hello to Khailan, for a start. He’s never more pleasant than at this stage in life, if you ask me.’ Khailan? I threw a slightly more attentive glance at the child Lyn was just handing over to another phoenix female. Plump and pink … but something in the lines of that
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