Ready?" Tove asked without looking at me. He started walking before I answered. "Duncan, you don't need to come with us," I told him as I hurried after Tove. Duncan followed me the way he always did, but he slowed. "It's probably best if he does," Tove said, tucking his hair behind his ears. "Why?" I asked, but Duncan smiled, excited to be included. "We need someone to test on," Tove replied matter-of-factly, and Duncan's smile instantly faded.
Amanda HockingMy only experience with dances was what I had seen on TV, but it really wasnโt that far off. The theme appeared to be โCrepe Paper in the Gymnasium,โ and they had mastered it perfectly.
Amanda HockingYou married Elora?โ โYes, briefly.โ Oren emphasized how fleeting it had been. โWe were wed because we thought it would be a good way to combine our respective kingdoms. Vittra and Trylle have had their disagreements over the years, and we wanted to create peace. Unfortunately, your mother is the most impossible, irrational, horrible woman on the planet.โ He smiled at me. โWell, you know. Youโve met her.
Amanda HockingYou could kill me, Alice, he looked at me seriously. That's how much you mean to me. As foolish and masochistic as that makes me, you are so much to me that even if it destroys me to be with you, I'll be with you!
Amanda HockingI will make this world a better place, whether they like it or not. Thatโs the fun of being Queen.
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