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Elizabethbeth blinked, then connected the dots. “Mr. Powell? You night light?”
Timothy nornodded hard, eyes reddening. “Mr. Powell… he got
He snuffled, fordice cracking, “Yesterday, a bunch of bad guys b beating everyover one, stealing everything, trying to take the ladi Powell andisonde one of the guys charged in and fought them off too hard, and is his–his backlash-”
He looked up,deas tears and something almost reverent shining i it! It was your potatootatoes that saved Mr. Powell! Everyone’s call
Elizabeth was toughouthed by the boy’s sincerity, but a different didn’t you bring anyone yone else with you?”
Timothy’s face tenseda sedi Selina said–not without your permis anyone where you are lare. it would… it would cause trouble for y
Elizabeth mentally gave Sehnselina a gold star.
Smart kid. Thinking that far atiteadhead at her age.
“The town you’re from… how many people live there?” Elizab
She thought back to the crowd she she had seen last night. Doze
“Lots!” Timothy’s chest puffed with quintet pride. “Ms. Elizabet for years and years! Mr. Rose says that that if we stick together, we But…”
His voice dropped heavy with sadnessiness: Last night… the bad the guys… they didn’t make it!
Tears finally spilled over.
He scrubbed at his face with a grimy sleeve, rry vine hard to lo
Elizabeth’s heart weighed a little heavier.
Exile to a Garbage Planet was the kingdom’s pun numeronerit for
That meant the original Elizabeth–defenseless weer live the genuinely dangerous people.
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Without men like Melton–dower doors hoity to fight–they’d be d how many they gatherert
She looked at Timothy’s brave umbing fire and softened
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Tunothy’s eyes lit up. Then he shook his het vererdudy. No Ms. Eitzaber 100 precious! I can’t!
They’re not free, Elizabeth sa, putting on her rate. This is an adva wwages. You’ll pay me back in seeds. If you don’t take to the thi montere you a
Thihat got him. Timothy wavered, tiny fingers twisting the heme of his shit acaccepted the potatoes as if they were made of glass. Titkos ya Ms. Eitzabe findivi you even better seeds!”
Meciton had gotten better after eating potatoes.
Helded bring these straight to him.
Hefeckcked the potatoes carefully into his bag, then spotted the ea bate–ce–red Elizazabetha had been clearing His hand shot up. “Ms. Elizabeth, are re you sicam help!ip!”
Beforforhshe could answer, Timothy set down his bag and got to work, mirnic held veendu her do.
Small as behewas, the kid was fast Sharp eyes, nimble hands–he zeroert on metals andrò sorted them into Elizabeth’s designated piles withour being now
“These allovogare worth stellar coins, he explained while working, de ut serious taught mentheist shy ones are worth the most. Rusty ones, the station winc
Elizabeth watched dus practiced movements, genuinely impressed.
This kid knew mononbabout tra classification than she did, and she lived here
The two of them worked side by side. Before they knew it, it was noon.
Elizabeth straighteneded up and wiped the swear from her brow. “Break time La
Timothy waved it off mepe Ms. Elizabeth! I had a liquid supplement this m hungry!
He was already reaching to obtinent–mece of scraps
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