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I hadn't been the Ascendant for very long, and already I'd failed miserably. I healed alongside my mother all through the afternoon and into the night. At some point I passed out in a chair in the corner, planning to only take a five minute nap, and I woke when someone picked me up. My eyes cracked open and I was startled to find myself in Varek’s strong arms, cradled against his hard chest. He didn’t look at me as he carried me through the palace, and he ignored my sleepy protests that I was fine and could continue healing. Finally he set me down in my bed. “You need to rest.” I tried to hide a yawn. “You can’t tell me what to do.” He spread his arms wide. “By all means, get up and walk out this door. I won’t stop you.” I couldn’t do it. Exhaustion had turned my limbs to heavy weight
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