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“You look horrible, princess.” Gideon said the moment he entered the study.
I did not even bother to correct my posture as resting my head on the cool surface of the desk was the most at peace I’ve been as of late. Last night was supposed to be a simple day out with Cassian to a magic show, minus the fact of his sudden reveal that the notorious mercenary group was in charge of the entire show, he even pulled an irritating prank on me and kept insisting that he knew magic throughout our journey home.
To make matters worse, he intentionally kept taking the wrong roads to return to the palace. What would have been a half hour ride on horseback back to the palace turned to three hours of us just wandering around aimlessly at the dead of night until Rodrick had to escort us back.