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"i understand why you can't believe me, but i'll be back, etienne." for a long moment she looked into his eyes and wondered if anselm knew the endless affection and tolerance that existed in those pretty depths.
"a-and, i really wouldn't — i would really appreciate if you spoke with him. not about me!" heda rushed, "about them."
stormclouds were darkening over rivenwood. she blinked and nodded, mostly to herself. "we can do this." it was by degrees. she couldn't make anselm involve himself with the boys, or avoid what she had been reading as resentment in him. 
she could potentially save glaukos, which would provide the den mother with the energy she needed to return to rivenwood under the ticking of the sacred clock.