“Hello,” the woman said. Her fingers traced my cheek, following the edge of my patch of tan skin. A Thereni greeting sat at the tip of my stunned tongue, tangling with the word “hello,” but I was too shocked and disoriented to spit out either one. “I thought living in the middle of nowhere meant that I didn’t have to lock my doors. What did I ever do to make my house so welcoming?” Max’s voice, rough with sleep, approached from the hallway. “I really tried to be as unpleasant as possible.”
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