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just cleaned her hands. Enough space. “I’ll
meet them at the doors.” Yrene made to hurry
for the gaping entryway.
But Eretia gripped Yrene’s upper arm, her
thin fingers digging gently into her skin.
“You’ve rested enough?”
“Have you?” Yrene shot back. Eretia had
still been here when Yrene had trudged to bed
hours ago, and it seemed Eretia had either
arrived well before Yrene this morning, or
hadn’t left at all.
Eretia’s brown eyes narrowed. “I am not
the one who needs to be careful of how much I
push myself.”
Yrene knew Eretia didn’t mean in regard to
Chaol and the link between their bodies.
“I know my limits,” Yrene said stiffly.
Eretia gave a knowing look to Yrene’s
still-flat abdomen. “Many would not risk it at
all.”