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B-but', Qibli choked out, 'I w-want my m-mother t-to—'
'To want and to care for you?' Thorn said, even more softly. 'I know. I'm sorry she doesn't. But your life doesn't have to be like this. Come with me and you'll see.
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Tui T. Sutherland (Darkness of Dragons (Wings of Fire, #10))