“Didn’t Jeanine tell you that Mira wants her people to fear her? Some of them do. I’m in the village almost every day, and while most of them love her, a few are afraid of magic returning to the island.” I waited, trying to figure out what his point was. “They needed to see for themselves that there is no evil in that girl, not when it comes to them.” “So why shoot her?” I growled, itching to get back to her. “Because they needed to know that she’s not invincible. If her darkness threatens them, there’s a way to stop her. And they needed to know that if a war came, they’d be useful to fight
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