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Pennae whisked us out of the room and down the stairs. We had made to the lowest tier down the jungle gym of fashion boxes before we ran into my new ‘favorite person,’ Alta. The tall lizard and her two misfit companions stood in our path with her arms crossed over her chest.
Pennae stopped and tried to back us up to a set of stairs at our rear, but Alta’s voice called us back. “Hold it.” We stopped and half-turned to our foe. Her eyes settled on me and she stiffly bowed her head to me. “My sincerest apologies to you, Queen Diana. I had no idea you were visiting our store, and I am sorry for doubting your word.”
A wicked thought struck me and I gestured to Pennae. “What about my friend here? You pretty much told her she was a liar.”
Alta narrowed her eyes at Pennae and spoke
