“I need to hide this.” There was a loose floorboard in her closet under which she stashed money, weapons, and jewelry. It would be good enough for now. And Aedion wouldn’t question it, since she couldn’t risk wearing the damn thing in public anyway, even under her clothes—not until she was back in Terrasen. She stared down at the amulet. “So do it,” he said. “I don’t want to touch it.” “If it was that easy to trigger, your ancestors would have figured out what it was.” “You pick it up,” she said, frowning. He just gave her a look. She bent down, willing her mind blank while she lifted the
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