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ELLISANDRA WENT home to find both her brothers at dinner. Well, that had to be a first this year. Sometimes she wondered if her brothers ever talked to each other, and then she would be surprised to find out that they did.
They sat at the table and whatever discussion they’d been having stopped the moment she came in. They greeted her with smiles. Jintho’s expression looked uneasy. He might say that she was the worst liar in the world, but he couldn’t be far behind.
“Did I disturb anything?” That was starting to be the standard greeting when she met both of them together.
“No, we were just having a chat.” That chat was probably about her.
She sat down at the table in uncomfortable silence.
It was warm in the dining room, and Ellisandra’s cheeks glowed from the sudden change in tem
