[ It knocks some of the wind out of her, that invocation. Tightens her jaw, straightens her spine.
Looks away from him, eyes skipping over the spectacle occurring on stage, the parade of scantily dressed onlookers. She has a clear picture in her mind of who she wishes were here, but Nancy came through the forest and into the boarding house by herself, without— ]
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Looks away from him, eyes skipping over the spectacle occurring on stage, the parade of scantily dressed onlookers. She has a clear picture in her mind of who she wishes were here, but Nancy came through the forest and into the boarding house by herself, without— ]
Why? Worried about me?