Hoshor Plains i've been running all my life

No teeth met the boy's flesh; he was struck instead with something undeniably more cruel. Alarian's heart stopped. No. You're lying— you're a fucking liar! Lanawyn would have—
He realized his slip too late, and could only hope it went unnoticed. Ali took a breath and started again, but he sounded uncertain even to himself. That's a lie.