“Who’s going to be watching him?” “Adora.” Dali wrinkled her nose. “Is she capable of watching him? You know how she is. What if she sees a butterfly?” “I’ll pay her.” A few months ago, Adora had figured out that when she did a job for the Guild, she earned money, which she could then spend however she pleased. After she’d repeatedly shown the money to me, and I confirmed several times that it was, indeed, her own money, she went out shopping for the first time and we got to find out what $1,200 of candy looked like. She ate candy for three days straight, then spent the remainder of the week
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