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“You would begrudge me some time to judge your intentions?” She straightened, her body poised but her face calm as she folded her hands in her lap. “I know my father and his intentions. I guessed at Anyas. I guessed at yours. What I knew and hoped for was enough to prompt me to action, but a wise person doesn’t recklessly move forward without the most intelligence possible.”
“Wise.” Deke snorted. “You’re practically a—”
“Shh! Watch your tongue,” Anyas snapped, cutting him off with a violent wave of his hand.
The girl’s melodic laugh broke the tension that was
