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Chapter 20

Author: REESE
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ELOWYN

“I’m so sorry for your loss, Betsy,” I said in a tone I hoped carried the weight of my sympathy.

Betsy gave me a sad smile, and even though her eyes glistened with unshed tears, she didn’t let them fall.

“It’s fine,” she whispered. “I have made peace with their passing, and I know they are happy wherever they are. Besides, they’ve got each other.”

I looked at Betsy, who was staring into the distance, that same small sad smile still resting on her lips.

She was so strong for this. Stronger than I thought anyone her age could be.

She turned back after a few seconds of silence and asked, “How about you? Why are you serving at the palace?”

I looked around, my mouth half open, unsure of how to answer. My throat tightened.

Betsy must have misread my hesitation, because she got up quickly. “Take the stool,” she said, gesturing toward the seat she had just vacated. Then she perched herself on a hay bale beside me, arranging her skirts carefully.

I eyed her long blue gown. “Are you sur
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