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“Dove, we must go home,” she murmured, with a
cheerful nod to the woman. After a moment she thrust
her hand into her belt-purse and fished out some coins.
“I'll wager you wouldn't mind a treat,” she told the
children with a smile. She offered the coins to the
woman. “Because I have little ones of my own,” she
explained.
The woman turned crimson and curtsied again. “And
you love them, I can see that,” she replied, beaming at
Elsren, who was half asleep. “Goddess bless you,
ladies.”
As they rode on, Dove said, “Winna, you didn't have
to do that.”
The duchess kissed the top of Elsren's head. “I
wanted to have something good to remember about
today,” she replied quietly. “Something that wasn't petty
and mean. Sometimes you have to provide such
moments yourself.”
As they passed through Rittevon Square, Aly wished
that lightning would strike the first king's immense