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81 " The Ballad of Bo and Ro. "
― Shannon Messenger , Flashback (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #7)
82 " But from now on, count on me not letting you out of my sight. "
83 " Gethen clicked his tongue. “So he says. But you know better, don’t you, Fitz? You’ve known all along that something didn’t add up—and no one would listen to you, would they? How frustrating that must’ve been. Even Sophie hasn’t believed you, has she? And we all know how much you rely on her. All this time, you were right. Is that what you want to hear? "
84 " Uh . . . you’ve seen how cute she is, right?” Keefe asked. Sophie flung a pillow at his head. Or, she tried to. Throwing with her left arm was much harder than she’d expected, and . . . She ended up nailing Magnate Leto in the face. "
85 " Embrace the sparkles, Foster," Keefe told her. "They look good on you. "
86 " That’s why the sedative I’m taking makes me dream about glitter and dancing "
87 " It was not about the task,” Vespera answered for Alvar. “It was about proving his value.” “By opening a gate,” Keefe insisted. “That’s . . . the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard in my life.” Sophie had to agree. "
88 " Uh . . . you’ve seen how cute she is, right?” Keefe asked. Sophie flung a pillow at his head. Or, she tried to. Throwing with her left arm was much harder than she’d expected, and . . . She ended up nailing Magnate Leto in the face. Keefe doubled over, clutching his sides and gasping between choking laughs: “THAT . . . WAS . . . THE . . . GREATEST . . . THING . . . I’VE . . . EVER . . . SEEN!” “IT WAS!” Ro agreed, "
89 " Embrace the sparkles, Foster,” Keefe told her. “They look good on you. "
90 " breath. "
91 " Actually, you’re a bad example, since you have good reasons to hate everybody "
92 " Sophie "
93 " You just missed the Fitzphie Ooze Fest,” Keefe informed him. Tiergan stole a glance at the slime-filled basin, and his olive-toned skin took on a greenish tinge. “That explains the smell.” “Yeah, sorry about that,” Elwin told him. “I’ll take care of it as soon as I get this packed up.” Tiergan looked like he wished he’d arrived ten minutes later—or had waited in the hall—as Sophie and Fitz gagged their way through their medicine and Elwin wrapped up all the foamy ooze. “So, what brings you to our smelly little corner of the school?” Sophie asked when she’d finished her last elixir. “That hurts, Foster,” Keefe jumped in. "
94 " Even Bo cracked a smile when he had his first bite of mallowmelt—and then helped himself to the rest of the tray. Tarina took down almost as many ripplefluffs. They were both sampling their first custard bursts when they jumped to their feet and drew their weapons. “It’s not an intruder,” Sandor told them, shaking his head. “It’s the physician—you should’ve recognized his scent from Sophie’s clothes.” “I smell like Elwin?” Sophie asked "
95 " I take it you’ve never seen a Flasher at work before?” Elwin asked her. “No,” Tarina admitted. “But I’ve wanted to, ever since I first heard the legends.” “Legends,” Bo scoffed. “You’re looking at a party trick—nothing more. You want to see something legendary, you should visit our microbiology labs.” “Yes, nothing’s more exciting than bacteria,” Elwin muttered. “And just so we’re clear—my ‘party trick’ saved your princess’s life. "
96 " You treated Romhilda?” “I did. And I hope I’m around if you ever call her that to her face,” Elwin noted, likely remembering how strongly Ro felt about people using her full name. "
97 " So much for only one left,” Cadfael muttered. Sophie could only nod and count. "
98 " Some problems screamed Let the big muscly warriors handle this—and killer mutant newborn trolls was definitely one of them. "
99 " She might be broken. She might be healing. But she was strong. "
100 " SHOULD YOU BE LYING LIKE that?” Edaline asked when she came to tuck Sophie in. “Probably not,” Sophie admitted. But she couldn’t bring herself to shift from her current position: limbs stretched out like a starfish across the top of her humongous bed. After weeks confined to a narrow cot, she was soaking up all the space she could get. "