“Did none of them stand out to you? No exceptional first impressions?” He shakes his head. “What about you?” “Me?” “What did you think of them?” He pushes himself upright, his eyes lighting as if he’s had an idea—and that makes me nervous. “Ah, why didn’t I think of this before? You will be treating these women, interacting with them. I’ll have time with each Favored, of course, and I’ll be watching them during the challenges—but you will see them in unguarded moments. You can tell me the truth of who they are, not who they pretend to be. Cailin—” He takes me by the shoulders, and my skin
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