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For Mara Anastas, for believing from the beginning.For Jon Anderson, for throwing down the gauntlet.And for the rest of my incredible team atSimon & Schuster, for rising to the challenge.
Page 6 and 7: PREFACETHIS TIME WE WIN.It was Soph
Page 8 and 9: Neither could Sophie.Then again, sh
Page 10 and 11: that there was still a simple, stur
Page 12 and 13: cold, suffocating darkness. No shar
Page 14 and 15: the type who’d cooperate for long
Page 16 and 17: Neverseen didn’t plan for one.”
Page 18 and 19: “Wanna bet?” Ro’s grin looked
Page 20 and 21: the hall was way too quiet. No one
Page 22 and 23: row of chairs facing the Councillor
Page 24 and 25: “Bring in the accused!” Emery c
Page 26 and 27: “But,” Emery added, and the who
Page 28 and 29: TWOBUT HE’S A MURDERER!” FITZ s
Page 30 and 31: “And don’t expect any leniency,
Page 32 and 33: great-great-great-great-great-great
Page 34 and 35: private residence. Do you know some
Page 36 and 37: “That’s because they don’t ne
Page 38 and 39: The gashes had been made with a sha
Page 40 and 41: “Interesting word choice, Norene,
Page 42 and 43: Dex nodded. “It has to fit under
Page 44 and 45: “What more were you expecting?”
Page 46 and 47: “We thought it’d be easier for
Page 48 and 49: THREEI HAD A FEELING I’D FIND you
Page 50 and 51: “Let’s try this again,” Grize
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Della had a flair for physical defe
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“I get it,” Grizel told her.
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“Let’s see, shall we?” Grizel
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“So?” Fitz asked as she handed
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figure out why Ro seemed so annoyed
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Fitz scowled—and before Sophie co
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people usually hold on to their pro
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Sophie shouldn’t have gasped, sin
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“You may be right,” Sophie had
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“You said we’d start training a
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“What’s happening?” Sophie as
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lit the edges of her darkened visio
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Territories. The monocle pendants t
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“Huh,” Sophie said. “Seems li
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predictable. I knew you’d envisio
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“I know!” Umber’s laugh was v
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of cooperation. So I’m going to g
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“Is that the trick?” Umber aske
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Dex leaped from behind a nearby dun
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orb around himself—and this time
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But the arrow blasted into Sophie
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So I have no more need for anyone e
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since I think it might be time to b
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SEVENVOICES FADED IN AND OUT. Some
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finally started cooperating, and Bu
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Tam shivered. “I don’t know how
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“I can,” he promised. “And I
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Keefe here too?”They’d discover
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After everything Wylie had risked a
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“Yeah, but she said that when the
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Sophie shook her head. “Don’t d
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She wondered if Magnate Leto was fe
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EIGHTNO!” SOPHIE LUNGED TO GRAB S
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where she is or who she’s with. B
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Sandor’s eyes welled up again.
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could talk more freely. Elwin didn
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useful from the fakes, or the fact
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It really was.She probably should
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NINEUNFORTUNATELY, KEEFE WAS RIGHT.
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“It all depends on what resources
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cache—and then brought back a fak
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Sophie did as he asked. But she sti
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“Uh, you didn’t let us come,”
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every breath you guys took, and Elw
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addler, so no one can tell he’s w
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But Keefe was right. They were hope
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wonder if it’s part of my legacy.
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start closing the gap, right?”“
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“That’s because Woltzer doesn
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I’m in. Now get some sleep—it s
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taken over Edaline’s usually soft
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She really did.But she didn’t wan
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Elwin blew out a breath. “No. And
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breaking her promise to Sandor. But
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lose control.But that could also be
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But it also reminded Sophie that he
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In a way, it felt a little inspirin
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She’d only seen trolls three time
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She could never let herself forget
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“I can feel the echoes so clearly
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shouldn’t be surprised. There are
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Tam tugged his bangs lower across h
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Lady Zillah’s smile had a gleam t
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“Does that mean Fitz is having ni
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treating physical injuries. I assum
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Its claws dug in, scraping bottom.U
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And he did not look happy.“I’m
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Monster?It sounded so ridiculous wh
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She only remembered the day she’d
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TWELVETHIS IS NOT MY DOING either,
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drag her fears to a place where the
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him. But I truly don’t know. My b
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“He had a pass from Magnate Leto,
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or how many weeks after that she’
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“It’s not that kind of telekine
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She might be stuck in a cramped bed
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Keefe ignored her. “I guess I jus
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“You okay there?” he whispered.
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“One second,” she said, closing
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bigger. Hmmmmmm . . . Oh! I know!
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“Then prove it,” Ro said. “No
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“So that’s why the moonlark’s
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“But how much longer are you goin
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Ro ignored both of them.“Stay her
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“You won’t!” Keefe assured hi
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“Th-that d-does n-nothing,” she
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He set three Prattles pins on her t
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The echoes hadn’t faded. Not even
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Two.Three.And then . . . they staye
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something called shadowflux. But I
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Exhale.Repeat.When Fitz’s grip on
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I’ll take any elixirs you want. I
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“It would have,” Elwin insisted
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“Well . . . I’m glad he’s bee
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Not only were the alicorns her clos
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“Don’t ask,” he told her. “
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No it wasn’t.He laughed. You forg
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SIXTEENI’M OKAY! SOPHIE PROMISED.
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Silveny sorted through the words, t
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Silveny wasn’t surprised by the a
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Yes, Fitz agreed as Sophie fought t
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“Fine, then I’ll nap today,”
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“He doesn’t, actually,” Alden
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There was no way to know if that wa
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“You need the rest,” she told h
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Before Sophie could decide, an exub
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white bandage.“Yeah, you guys are
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He reached into his pocket and pull
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The second bite did the trick—unt
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Keefe reeled toward Elwin. “You d
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“Sorry,” Fitz mumbled, tearing
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into. “You realize if we do this,
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Dimitar’s head and find out all t
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“No, but we do know when reckless
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Sophie flung a pillow at his head.O
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“Of course. Lord Cassius and I ha
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“I asked the Council the same thi
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your past experiences with him, and
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“What do you think he’ll want?
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She reached up, tugging on an itchy
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allowed to marry. Nope.Fitz looked
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—but then they barely paid attent
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think about things you never would
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NINETEENOKAY,” SOPHIE SAID, CLOSI
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“He said to wait until morning,
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leaving a muted Keefe shell. “No
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Elwin laughed. “It’s only for t
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“Do you really think we’ll be a
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heart-crushing humiliation. And for
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“I’m not reading your mind. Why
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advantage to this process. Once you
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She’d never given any thought to
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tunnel that spiraled down, down, do
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It was as if he’d decided right t
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all my daddy drama.” Plus, it was
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of our class. And you’re Foster
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wonder you got so freaked out when
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“I’m fine. Just running low on
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TWENTY-TWOKEEFE SANK ONTO THE NEARE
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and why he’s going there.”“Ye
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since you might have to slip down a
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TWENTY-THREEWHEN YOU SAY ‘SHATTER
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but still recalls almost nothing fr
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“A little,” Fitz admitted. “B
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“Uh, whatever was in that letter
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“I’m betting he was up the whol
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basin. A fitted tunic made from som
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Hopefully not—but if he ignores m
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Without a word, he disappeared into
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“They’re always my favorite.”
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Nothing ominous about them.And yet,
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Tam, Linh, and Lady Zillah, standin
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“Fitz?” Linh called. “Sophie?
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“Why not?” Lady Zillah countere
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“Nah—it’s been fun having the
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But every time Sophie suggested it,
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“I’m still mad at them,” she
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stood outside the gate, did some we
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home with her so she isn’t alone
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extra clothes and Mr. Snuggles and
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TWENTY-SEVENFITZ DIDN’T CHECK IN
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He fished out the tiny pouch and un
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“So, you going to tell me what’
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Even Ro had no complaints, despite
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She really was getting out of there
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But it didn’t really feel real un
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“Yeah, and why did I have to ditc
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She must, if she chose to live wher
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Mr. Forkle sighed. “I suppose I w
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Tinker was the tallest elf Sophie h
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were moving. She only knew they wer
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Tinker nodded, flicking through the
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“It is,” Mr. Forkle told Tinker
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TWENTY-EIGHTLET ME BE CLEAR,” MR.
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Tinker shifted her weight. “No.
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Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap.Sophie copi
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pin shaped like a soaring eagle.“
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Dex helped Sophie carefully remove
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The first thing Sophie heard was ro
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Grady hurled another purple melon,
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Sophie stepped back, meeting the ti
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allying with an enemy.”Sophie’s
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“Sorry,” Sophie mumbled, loweri
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when it meant stepping outside the
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fighting for what you believe in, r
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fear doing it in my language was a
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sure there haven’t been any conce
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“Or they wanted me out of commiss
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Grady didn’t look convinced. “I
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apology for chasing Edaline away, a
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using her full name.Bo sighed. “R
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“You mean like when Calla would s
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And as soon as Gethen’s voice rat
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wobbled with relief when the girl s
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Edaline smiled. “He stopped by ye
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The way he emphasized certain words
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The light from his fur made his wat
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that isn’t swampy and rancid, and
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“And those are not for beginners,
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“For the record,” Sandor told h
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face. Her lips.Her stomach heaved a
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Humiliation burned her cheeks. But
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‘what if.’ There’s simply wha
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that Sandor had given her. “I wan
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“Super fun. It’s like, ‘Wow
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“I guess it all comes down to the
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Tired! Silveny admitted.Sophie sort
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THIRTY-ONESOPHIE! FRIEND! HI! SILVE
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Tarina pointed to the blue handprin
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She switched back to the Enlightene
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Sophie pinched the bridge of her no
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Oh, it was way more humiliating tha
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THIRTY-TWOTIME SHAPED INTO A ROUTIN
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more pockets hidden in the capes. E
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Sophie was all set to spew out a bu
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She was starting to wonder if that
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“Actually, I’ll be covering the
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When the Grove’s twisted branches
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cheeks, or quickened breaths, or an
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She told herself she was just tryin
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Not as much as it usually had—and
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She backed up, putting more space b
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Sandor gripped his sword.“Okay,
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that I don’t want to remember?”
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“How are you feeling?” Biana as
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Alvar moaned, and that seemed to ra
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THIRTY-FOURWOW, THIS IS REALLY BEAU
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He tapped the center and the glass
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Or fingerprints, like humans did, w
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Fitz said, “The thing is, though
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as huge or fancy as Sophie’s room
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“So, you guys had the galas for A
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Her gaze drifted back to the enormo
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And his cheeks . . . they were flus
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“I have a new goal,” Fitz said
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“You’re sure?”When he promise
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“Meet us at the gate,” Sophie c
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“NO!” Sophie yelled, leaping ou
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“Want me to levitate us again?”
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“She doesn’t know,” Stina ans
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Sophie’s eyes blurred and her kne
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at Silveny’s side.Vika slid her h
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claiming that alicorns are a differ
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know what it’s like to lose a chi
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people safe. She’s also happy to
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wasn’t just me who saved the gnom
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Sophie nodded. “You made it sound
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“Well, I doubt your mentors will
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THIRTY-NINEARE YOU TELLING ME YOUR
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“Absolutely not!” Tarina interr
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“I’ve seen pictures of Dawnheat
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newborn alicorns and let them finis
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“Can you help?” Fitz asked Tari
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instructions, since it was more imp
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The air seemed to swallow their voi
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All Sophie really had time to see w
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number one and lowered her into the
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Fresh tears welled in Sophie’s ey
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“I am,” Sophie agreed. “I had
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FORTY-ONEJUST SO I’M CLEAR,” TA
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On the outside the tower looked lik
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She’d almost convinced herself it
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Wylie and Tam both let out startled
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FORTY-TWOIT COULD’VE BEEN LUZIA,
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And then the tower was filled with
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“They’re free to go anytime the
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She couldn’t find the words to fi
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you want me to drop it and we’ll
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here because that’d get a little
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shoulder. “While I’m being hone
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“It will?” Sophie asked, not su
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Silveny and Greyfell were awake by
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A fresh round of KEEFE! KEEFE! KEEF
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“Yeah, I think she does,” Keefe
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and the ‘teal is my favorite colo
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“Uh . . . final spar?” Keefe as
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since you have good reasons to hate
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Sophie’s face burned. So did her
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“Is that bad?”“It depends on
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Sophie nodded, realizing she should
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She might have, if she hadn’t cau
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I think so. Especially since Flori
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Fly with me? she asked, pointing at
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FORTY-FIVEYOU DON’T HAVE TO BE ne
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She shook her head, trying to find
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seemed to have much success as they
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“Relax, Miss Foster,” Mr. Forkl
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“We’re playing games?” Fitz s
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time to strategize, though. Just bl
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Fintan nodded. And he looked so rel
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Festival. Otherwise you’re admitt
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danger and giving the Neverseen a c
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“Are you on the side of the law?
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A ridiculous number of hours later,
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“Hail me when you wake up and we
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“You did?” Keefe interrupted.
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They all looked very high up. And t
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haven’t always done a good job of
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“We have lots of help this time,
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“What if we’re wrong?” she as
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But knowing that didn’t silence t
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Everyone else was already at the Pr
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take control of the situation. It
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But it still probably made sense to
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practically had to shout when she a
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Keefe siding with you. I wonder why
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with the gates?”She’d done it b
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But a choking sound cut her off, an
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“You did something to them, didn
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. . . bounced harmlessly off the sh
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“Is that why you’re being so qu
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“This sounds like a game,” Keef
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And there are big things coming, Fi
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Please, she transmitted. Don’t le
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FORTY-NINEHE CAN’T BE FAR,” KEE
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“It’s possible,” Marella agre
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“His DNA won’t open it, though,
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Fitz’s missing bandage.Covered in
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mind. “After all the times you sw
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FIFTYWELL, IF IT ISN’T OUR mighty
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goes for you, troll.”Sophie’s c
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his old self so fully.“Now are we
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There’s also my sloppy inflicting
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“But . . . Luzia said Orem didn
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Tarina shuddered. “If that is tru
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The ogre’s sword clanged uselessl
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“Me too,” Biana added.Fitz nodd
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about the importance of holding on
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But she didn’t really breathe aga
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“Have you guys figured out a plan
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Sophie really wasn’t in the mood
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stopped right behind them, peering
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beside her, holding her hands and f
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FIFTY-ONESILVENY ASKED FOR ME?” T
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sense. Except . . . the guards were
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covering Greyfell’s shimmering fu
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“Yes, I saw.”“How?” Keefe a
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It’s up to him.” Her eyes focus
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“Do I have a choice?” Tam snapp
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stronger. “I love my son. I will
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sacrificing his freedom in order to
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preparations for the hive. But then
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I wondered if you might be willing
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attention.”Alvar’s apartment wa
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decided to stay. “And no, I’m n
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embossed with a very specific symbo
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“Just take a seat anywhere you wa
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“No problem,” Sophie assured th
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AcknowledgmentsWell. I’m pretty s
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About the AuthorCOPYRIGHT © 2012 B
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This book is a work of fiction. Any
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