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Kim stood and stared for a good few seconds, feeling very much like she shouldn’t be there. This was a private thing, and watching it felt intrusive. Beside her, Daniel shifted awkwardly. She had been a little surprised by his ire at the old woman poking around in Jadwiga’s head, especially since he really didn’t seem to like the mora at all, but the anger faded quickly, and he stood there to watch with her. She glanced at him from the corner of her eye and caught his expression, something that surprised her even more. He was ugly when he was angry, but the look on his face had grown blacker still as he stared down the tearful reunion. She might almost have called it jealousy.
Aniela approached slowly, hands clasped in an exaggerated gesture of gratitude. She smiled. “This is a
