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Kyle shook his head, "Yes, sorry. I forgot about that. I've been locked up in the Pathfinders Guild for a while now, and it's making me a little loopy."

Carissa pointed at Violet. "Violet visited the Kingsley family today. They know she's Thomas' godsister. She can invite Darin out. I believe that even the Kingsley family knows Violet is connected to us. But if she brings along someone from the Farrell family, I think Madam Kingsley will agree."

Jacob looked at Violet with hopeful eyes. "I'm counting on you for everything, Ms. Spencer."

Violet was loyal and righteous, so she immediately agreed. "Sure! Tell me about her childhood, so I can bring it up when I see her. That way, I can gauge her reaction and at least get a rough idea of what she's like."

Jacob stood up, but Rafael quickly pushed him back down. "Stay seated."

Jacob tried to stand again. "No..."

He was met with another forceful shove from Rafael, accompanied by a sharp command, "Sit down!"

With a resigned sigh, Jacob explained, "I need to grab something-a toy from her childhood. I'll have Ms. Spencer take it with her."

Rafael withdrew his hand. "Go ahead."

stood up and turned to apologize to Violet. "I got a bit carried away earlier. I hope

experience, really-she never expected that from Darin's parents' and her childhood

It was truly shocking.

I'm counting on you, Ms. Spencer. I'll be right back." Jacob stepped outside, wobbling a bit as he walked. Once he was through the door, he bent over to rest his

Rafael watched Jacob's retreating

"I've known for a long time

this vast sea of people, it's hard to find someone. Who would've thought they weren't separated by mountains and rivers,

Darin is his sister, so it's too

asked, "You

like the paintings-no doubt about that. When we met, she barely spoke a couple of sentences, but I could tell she was a bit uncomfortable. She walked slowly when she arrived, and hurried off when she left. At the time, I thought it was just because she hadn't learned the proper etiquette and still had some of that old street behavior, but now I wonder if she wasn't really keen on the

by the way, she

What do you mean by that?" Carissa

there's a common trait among people like

think she's not entirely on board with this

to articulate her intuition until she finally landed

this