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“Korine!” “NO! If she gets chosen, you said I would have to marry that weasel, and I won’t do it! You can’t make me, so you better fucking ensure that her name isn’t entered!” Araiya almost fell out of the tree trying to listen to them. She was almost free of this shit hole. She…

The Elder looked her up and down and gave a curt nod. “Well, Araiya, it’s pretty simple. You write down your name on this parchment and on the back; you cut off a lock of your hair, braid it and loop it through the hole.” She quickly let down her hair, separating a small section…

As Soren ran through the keep, all she saw was decimation, death, and betrayal. She saw the end of her kind. All her children lay dead, all of them gone. She cried silently in anguish. How could this have happened? How could she have missed the signs? She was their protector, caretaker, and mother, and…

“He wasn’t worth your time, and your life is hardly crashing around you.” “I know, Linc. It still hurts, though. Anyways, back to the fact that I want to sleep, what did you need?” “If you want to go back to bed, then go back to bed. If you don’t care, I’ll just leave and…

“Correct. The Choosing is a ritual held annually in one of the main villages. Last year it was over in Oak. People can attend any Choosing in their province as long as they reached official age that same year.” “That’s what that girl last year did, right? She went to Oak. She never came back,…

For tonight. Instead of running around in crappy shorts, wear this instead. Love Linc. ” She hugged the cloak to her. “Linc, it’s stunning.” “The finest Ishta fur in the province.” He smiled. “There is more, keep going.” “Lincoln, this is too much.” She placed the Ishta cloak down and pulled out the dress; underneath…