As I reached the door, voices caught my ear and I paused. Stella was talking to father’s colleague, Alejandro, in a low tone that suggested they didn’t want to be overheard. “-have any more insight than I do, Alejandro?” Stella whispered. “All I can gauge is that this Shadow Princess is drawing closer.” “We have received the same message,” Alejandro said in his soft accent. “I don’t know anything more than you do.” “Liar,” Stella hissed, and a strange rattle filled the air. “Ah! Don’t you dare.” “The shadows only provide the information they want to give,” Alejandro said in a calm tone which
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