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After hours of worrying, Adi had finally fallen into a restless sleep. When she opened her eyes again, she was on her back, her whole body swallowed up by the most comfortable mattress she’d ever lain on.
Still, her joints were aching and her muscles so tight that the soreness had woken her. She was on the edge of an anxiety attack, and for a second, she couldn’t remember why. Then the memories came rushing back, and she tensed even more.
Today was the day she’d either get Honi back, or… the alternative was too horrible to think about. She remembered what the queen had said to her. She’d been too exhausted last night to consider what those words meant—a challenge, a test. She doubted it would be a pleasant experience, and knowing the queen, she would have found some way to rig it.
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