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one of those women who had children whether she used magery or not.

The wind blew out the candle and I watched as Mira fumbled for a
moment before she managed to get it lit again. I set it down on the table
beside her bed.

тАЬWhere are you from?тАЭ I asked.

тАЬCuore,тАЭ Mira said. Then she hesitated for a moment and added, тАЬMost
recently.тАЭ

тАЬCuore?тАЭ Whatever answer IтАЩd imagined, that wasnтАЩt it. I tried to hide my
surprise. тАЬHow are things up there? They say the famine is affecting
everyone ...тАЭ

тАЬNot Cuore.тАЭ A sardonic smile flashed across MiraтАЩs face. тАЬThe home of the
Circle, the Fedeli, and the Emperor will always stay well supplied.тАЭ She
turned away to hang, up her cloak on a peg by the foot of her bed. тАЬHow
are things here?тАЭ

тАЬNot too bad, not at the conservatory. This part of Verdia didnтАЩt see any
fighting during the war; my friend Bella and I used to go up to the top of
the bell tower to look at the countryside beyond Bascio, and we never saw
so much as smoke, let alone magefire. Food was a little short during the
war, but at least it grows here now. The famine areas are closer to the
Vesuviano border, where the fighting wasтАФwe donтАЩt waste much, but we
donтАЩt go hungry, either.тАЭ

Mira picked up her violin and moved it to her desk. тАЬIs it true what IтАЩve
heard?тАЭ she asked, her back to me. тАЬAbout the seeds?тАЭ

тАЬThat the seeds die in the ground without even sprouting?тАЭ I sat down on

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my own bed, staring at MiraтАЩs back. тАЬYes. At least in the worst areas.тАЭ

тАЬWhere are you from?тАЭ Mira asked.

тАЬDoratura,тАЭ I said. тАЬItтАЩs west of here, but nowhere near the famine areas.
DonтАЩt worry, my family is fine.тАЭ

тАЬThatтАЩs good,тАЭ Mira said, turning toward me again and sitting down on her
stool.

тАЬThere are others here who arenтАЩt as fortunate,тАЭ I said. тАЬMy friend Bella,
her familyтАЩs farm isnтАЩt in the truly devastated area, but everything they