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    could believe it.


    expecting this sort of thing. So instead of angry, I felt more resigned. Whether I liked it or not, this was my new normal. Okay, maybe I was a little angry.


    my life we are talking about. Why would I risk it, even a small amount if technically I already have a Protector and he taught me quat-lo so I could protect myself?”


    he frustrated about? But it also made me feel a little better that I wasn’t the only one not happy with being pressed into doing something.


    might have to do as my father wanted, but it didn’t mean I had to like it. “So I have to go through with this whether I agree with it or not?”