Rue’s POVThe next day, Percy’s mother came to see me. I was in the council office when a guard said she was waiting outside. Percy had tried to take me to meet her yesterday, but because of his condition, we had never entered her house.I asked the guard to bring her in. When she walked into the office, she looked calm, but she kept studying my face. “Miss Rue,” she said gently. “Thank you for seeing me.”I gave her a polite nod and asked her to sit. She sat across from me with a thin file in her hand. I knew she had not come only to greet me, so I waited.After a short silence, she said, “I know this may feel sudden, but I came because of Percy. He has not been well.” My fingers tightened on the edge of my desk as I replied, “The doctor told me about his condition.”“He cares about you,” she said. “Percy is not perfect, but he is serious with his feelings. If he chose you, then he truly meant it.”I lowered my eyes for a moment. “I know Percy is not a bad person.” She looked at me a
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