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Her eyes narrowed with suspicion, alighting between each of us. Still, her expression had softened when we’d returned her magic to her.
“Being alone will make you vulnerable… I’d like to invite you to stay with us.”
She knew better than anyone just how true my words were. It would only be a matter of time before she was caught again.
“And who are you exactly?”
I introduced myself, gesturing towards each of myolana kah’hei,taking the liberty to do the same for them.
“And you?”
She studied me warily for several moments.
“Vesper… And what exactly do you gain from this?”
“Another family member…”
She gave a derisive snort. “And what does thisofferentail?”
I took a deep breath… I obviously hadn’t had a chance to speak with myolana kah’heiabout it yet, but… We didn’t have any other options.
“While we do need your help with something… We will take care of you and reward you handsomely. And after all is resolved, should you wish to stay with us, you will become part of our family. We all live… outside the bounds of normal society…”
I reached out with a question to my Knowingness.
I thankedAkashit gave me the response I’d hoped for.
“… We are… members of The Uprising. Founding members…”
Her expression shifted subtly, and her interest suddenly piqued.
“… We’re loyal to the death and take care of one another, and it would be no different for you…”
Vesper held my gaze for several moments before shifting to Lokus, Famei, Pomona, and Rayne… Where her gaze lingered for several tense beats.
“Sounds a little too good to be true… I imagine this favor is something that entails a bit of masquerading…”
A grin tipped up the corner of my mouth.
“A bit…”
“And whom, may I ask, would I be impersonating?”
“Me… Or my corpse, rather… And the Queen.”
Rayne’s gaze snapped to mine, jaw flexing, already having sussed out where I was going with this.
Vesper huffed a laugh in disbelief.
“What?”
“Don’t worry, you don’t have to be entombed or anything. And you’ll be accompanied?—
Vesper waved her hand dismissively, heaving a great sigh.
“Look, before we get into the dramatics and minutiae of thisfavor… I need to fucking eat and drink something. Does anyone have any food or water?”
Raynewilleda flask into his hand, offering it to her. Her lilac cheeks darkened as she murmured a nearly inaudible thank you and proceeded to guzzle the entire thing whilst Rayne finally spoke for the first time today, making our brows lift.
