Chapter 0204

I rolled my eyes. I wasn’t exactly offended. They both had good points, and I would feel more

comfortable if I had more lessons. Still, I wanted to have my voice heard.

“What were you going to say, Piper?” Nicholas asked, after a moment.

I sighed. I wanted to rush things, to find out the truth about my sister. I wanted to save her, sooner

rather than later. But what they had said made sense, and when I took a moment to logically think about

it, going slow and cautious was the best course.

“I’m ready for my lessons,” I said. “So hurry up and teach me quickly.”

In the late afternoon, as Joyce’s date with his candidates occurred in the gardens, I played dolls with

Elva in our room. Two guards were stationed outside my door. Mark was inside with us, but he was

distracted. He’d positioned himself near the window, and was continuously glancing out.

After the sixth time I caught his attention wandering, I said, “Susie only thinks of Prince Joyce as a

friend. Any kindness she happens to show him will be based in friendship, and not romantic love.”

“It’s not her

Prince Joyce would choose Susie as his

the custom around here, Prince Joyce didn’t seem

concerned about such things.

didn’t really know him all that well. Mark had known him

probably also knew many of

Joyce that would make the prince a danger to

couldn’t fathom it. He seemed to care more for his books

of getting a

out

him, so I kept my thoughts on Joyce to

her doll

honey. Where

there was a commotion at the door. Suddenly Charlotte

She looked paler than I’d ever seen her and all but

at once. Mark left the

as I

it. She was right there, plain as day,” Charlotte inhaled a shaky breath. Her eyes met mine. “She looked

was playing with her toys. She was curious about the sudden situation, but didn’t seem

lowered my voice. “You

surprised when I saw you snooping

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