My eyes stung. “Why am I so wretched in your eyes? I was sold to the Spadros Family. I had no choice in the matter.”
“That is not what I refer to, young Lady of Spadros. And from your own lips, so you name yourself. To me, that says everything.”
What had I done? I leaned forward, gripping the armrests in terror. “No! I’m one of you! I’m one of the Dealers’ Daughters!”
“And so you once were, until the day you betrayed us. And yes, you did: not once, but twice.” She leaned back, crossed one leg over the other. “You don’t even know who I am, do you?”
“You’re the Eldest Daughter.”
“I was a daughter, true. Long ago.” Her eyes grew misty, unfocused. “But not the sort you mean.
“I was once a young girl, my little Jay, much younger than you are now. The legends of the past, the tales of the
