Chapter166

IalsowentwithKeith'sdad,andIwasreadytotakecareofRoneday,soIdidn'tdenyanything.AndRandIhavebeenplayingtogethersincewewereyoung,soIdon'tthinkthereshouldbeanyproblems.OnlyfatherKwinstillstickstohiswords,andhewon'tstandtogetherandargue.InoticedthatR'scalmfacebegantoshowadepressedexpression,andhisbeautifuleyebrowsbegantowrinkle.Theslenderarmsraisedtheirhandsonbothsides,puttheirarmsaroundtheirchests,sighedruefully,andtheninsertedthem.

"Idon'tneedanyonetotakecareofme,Icanlivebymyself."

Atthispointeveryonequieteddownandsuddenlyturnedaway,butRignoredit,grabbedtheluggageoneofhisguardswascarrying,andtoldhisuncle.

"Ifyou'reallright,I'llgo."

Thenhewentinandhuggedhisuncle,andthenhewalkedawayatalossineveryone'seyes.Whenhecametohissenses,hisfathercameagain.

"Youbastardissobadthatyouhaven'tchangedatall."

Sureenough,asKwin'sfathersaid,heneveraccostedhimorsaidgoodbye,andlethisuncleslaughcleanlybehindhim.