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They took Paskia back to her room, forcing her to lie face down on the bed while they freed her wrists and ankles. Mallise sat on her back, and brought her head down to Paskia’s ear, close enough that her lips touched skin.
“Make the most of this luxury. You won’t have it for long.”
Then they were gone, and Paskia was alone.
There was a shake on the table, as usual. She ignored it for a while, remaining where she was on the bed, her head turned to the wall, blank like her mind.
Eventually she rose, took hold of the flask and drank the shake. It would keep her going, but was there any point in this? She knew her destiny now.
Paskia closed her eyes, holding the flask to her forehead, cool against her skin. She thought of another time, in a room, with a different pair of ther
