Chapter 106

Soren pointed toward a direction. “The balcony. There are fewer people there.”

I looked at him, slightly slack–jawed. “Don’t you need to, uh, host the guests?”

“Aren’t you a guest?”

My cheeks flushed as I followed him to the first–floor balcony.

The night breeze was cool, carrying with it the fresh scent of pines and the forest.

The question resurfaced in my mind.

“Mr. Kenway-‘

“Taylor-”

We paused, realizing we had spoken simultaneously, and laughed.

he

want to know: have you known me before this? Have

swallow hard. His mesmerizing eyes were

he finally said,

“Er… Have we met before?”

searched my memories as hard as I could, but his face–or anyone who resembled him–didn’t appear in any of

a gentlemanly grin. “It’s been a long, long time. Not remembering isn’t that strange, to be

long time? Like when? When

or

lit up. “Schansey?

leaned against the railing, his gaze distant. “I was about ten at the time–and I was a mischievous imp, too. My grandfather was fed up with it, so he brought me to the town where his troop was stationed. I stayed in Schansey for three years.”

frowned, trying to recall. Nothing came

was a spunky firebrand myself when I was a kid. I’d throw hands with the boys in town. So… Did

as he shook his head. “No. Instead, you saved

I didn’t

with my friends, who were

somehow escalated into an actual brawl. We were beaten up pretty

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