“We all found our ways of dealing with the assessments.” “And how do you deal with them?” Luka asked, his head tilting as he continued to study her. She shifted her weight from foot-to-foot, and beneath it all, she still looked tired. Theon hated that he had to force her to go out tonight. “In the past, my friends and I would sneak off the Estate to deal with them, but since I doubt you all are going to let me sneak off, I’ll figure out some other way,” she answered, glancing at Theon. “That would be an accurate assumption,” he replied, finally moving from where he’d been rooted to the spot.
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