MOLLY TWINNING WITH ALEXIS Since Mildred left, she trotted away with her bad luck in tow, a lot of great things had been happening. King Enid had promised Father a position in his cabin and now, the most rated girls in Selenia were offering to be friends with me. They were here for lunch at the Packhouse. Mother did not expect them to show up. She had teased they were only going to soar my hopes and watch them burn. Navaeh never wanted me hurt it's why she prepared my mind just in case the girls chose to look over. But here they were, smiling nicely at me with their alluring scents intermingling with the wonderful aroma of the meals on the table. Mildred was lucky to be gone because she would have been the one to do all the cooking and the cleaning. It was her luck. It was our

