Flashback ( PDFDrive )

She told herself she was just trying to stay busy when she spent
much longer than normal getting ready, even taking time to line her
eyes with gold-flecked eyeliner. Just like she claimed the reason she
chose the silky purple tunic that flared at the waist was because it was
part of Flori’s new fighting wardrobe and not because it also happened
to look really good on her. She even slipped some goblin throwing
stars into the top of her knee-high boots and stuffed a few others into
the zipped pockets lining her pants to take full advantage of her
battle-ready clothes.
See?
She was just trying to be prepared.
It had absolutely nothing to do with seeing a certain teal-eyed boy
who’d claimed she was the only person he trusted.
Nope.
And she definitely wasn’t thinking about the last time they’d seen
each other, when he’d hugged her before leaving the Healing Center.
She was just nervous about searching Alvar’s mind.
And really, she should be.
After all, if they couldn’t find anything, Fitz would be devastated.
And if they did find something, it would mean they’d been overlooking
the Neverseen’s plans for months and months and have some major
catching up to do.
That’s why her knees were shaking as she made her way up to the
fourth floor cupola to use the Leapmaster. It had zero to do with
crushes.
And when she got there, she found a whole new reason to feel
anxious.