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He crossed to Adaine, gripped her by the front of her top, slapped her sharply across the face, saying, “Stop that idiotic crying, would—” Then he cut himself off, frowning, and inspected his palm.
Aelwyn held her breath.
“Acid Splash,” he said, and he sounded derisive, and Aelwyn didn’t think she’d be able to breathe even if she wanted to—but then he shook his head, and she realized the derision was directed towards her sister, not her. “It’s only a cantrip, Adaine, for Galicaea’s sake! Now stop crying!”
She hadn’t, but she had at least stopped screaming. She had her hands pressed hard into her eyes and she was trembling, but she was silent.
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The People’s Oracle is blinded when she’s ten years old. Ironic, isn’t it?