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    thoughtshealreadykneadeofoldbribeodeandtidy.leonielikesdethings.”likeyou”shesaidde””youliveinneuinuteheknoedabletoantertoherayyouhavethestbeautifulofdrea.””aoyou,”shesaid,pushingatthedoakeitrefortable.”isthatightthatsheuldrecallthewords.

    tohersurprise,tarikdidnotlaughather.instead,hesaidsoftly,”no,ihaveneverusedthatetoanyoneelse.itsjustforyou.”

    inspiteoodiions,hisadeherfeelgood,andsheiling.

    buttheingthesunlightbuedofftherain,andkadyfeltthatsheuldseelifereclearly.tarikjordaiontoheronlybecauseofruthsdicil.

    eheretued,aloadofdafires,sheotionsurol.sheddeavoatterhoivelyhetalkedto,her,shego,ngtobe

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    dbyhihadhekledployedokandheuldseduceherintodoingosity”heaskedakingapilethat:,uldbeusedovisittothecave.

    <,thing.areyoureadytoleaveifightkelegendbefhtfall.””dyiuo.

    quietly,tarikdousedthefire,kingsurethateveryalwas

    out,andher,hisfaeshehadseenthatfirstdaybuthadntseensince.”you

    eplaintsagainsthibutshedidnt.exceptthathedbeentookindandtoohelpfulandtoonice

    andtoofunnyand”youdonthavetle,”hesaidldly.”idontgonoted.areyouready”

    kadyopehtoexplainbutdecideditterto

    saynothing.itthisnforever.

    theydidntspeaktheountain,andas

    shefolloovedfast.tuedandaskedherhootherthanthat,theydidntspeak.

    ,thecatheheydleftit,tariksjeepparkeduhetrees,hishrazinghappilyinafenpenthatkadyespeciallyforjordanhorses.

    astheypaatogether,wsidebysideas

    thoughtheyhadbeeherforyears,tariksuddenlythreentpegshsuethattheystuckuprightintheground.”ishyou”hehalfshouted.”haveidone”

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    ”youhaventdohing,”sheyelledbaeoneelse.youbelongtoanotherworld.”

    forantseveraletionsskitteredacrosstariksdarkface,thenhegrinned,sho.ystationinlifeuselittlegirlslikeyou;then.arryhorseyenlikeleohataboutit”

    plaintssoundedviother...”shesaidsoftly,butdidntfinishhersenteherarryaok”ah,yes,thequeen,”hesaid,andshekne

    her.”hersontheprinueasaprince.i

    assureyouthattherdoesnot.”hthat,hetuedachug.

    .heexperienenorouble.”readytogoetunp,leadinghishorsebehindhi

    kadydreiddleofhischest.”ithinkhison

    busier.idontthinkinvolvedhone

    another.noreholidays,noreoveightgtrips,no

    re”shebrokeoffbecausetarikleaneddoouth.”otioohelpherontohishorse.

    blinking,kadygotonthehorse.

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    hesarikjordansaidas

    heslippedhisarightlyaround

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    iyour”shebegan,buthetightenedhisgriponh

    thather”oiffedatnolehannibal,sopayno

    attentiontoanythingshesays.””iaothisaninfrontofher.aftersheandtarikhadbrokenca,hedledhishorse,not

    d,ntheroad,butuparailthathadtobeabackroadintolegend.ithadnttakenherlongtofigureoutthathewas

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