Elara’s POVPlop.Another hard cherry pit sailed cleanly through the leaves, landing right into the center of Lyra’s perfect golden curls."Ugh! What is wrong with this disgusting garden?" Lyra hissed, violently swatting at the top of her head as she took a frantic step backward. She was practically vibrating with anxiety under the pale moonlight, her face turning a sour shade of pale. "Cassian, I am serious! Something keeps hitting me! These oversized palace bugs are completely out of control. We need to leave right now before one of them ruins my silk.""It's just the old dropping acorns, Lyra, shut up and listen," Cassian muttered, not even looking up as his fingers traced the heavy wax seal on his leather scroll case.I leaned my back against the rough tree trunk, casually swinging one boot over the empty air as I popped another dark fruit into my mouth. This was honestly better than any theater performance in the capital. The two vipers were standing thirty feet directly beneath
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