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Submitted to Contest #42
“You remember how the stars have aligned themselves for you and the Sun gentry, right Ravyn?" Mam glanced at me from the mirror as she combed through my tangled black hair. I couldn't meet her eyes; the hollowness in them would surely falter the energetic smile etched onto her face. Instead, I simply nodded, my head bowed down. It was better to say nothing; it's not like my arguments and protests altered their views even slightly. Mam put down the jeweled hand brush onto the vanity table, and stroked my hair gently. A sigh escaped ...
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