Shegotupandwanderedtothekitchenhopingfoodmighteaseit,buttheemptinesspersisted.Soon,sherealizedthatthishungerwasdifferentfromtheoneshefeltwhenskippingbreakfast.

        Itfeltlikeahiddendoorhadopenedsomewhereinsideher,creatingavoidthaturgentlyneededtobefilledwithsomething.

        ThememoryofSilverRing''swordsbrushedagainsthermind.Perhapshehadbeenright—shewouldeventuallyseekthemout.

        Instinctively,Reyafeltthepull,theurgetotakemore,tofilltheemptinessgnawinginsideher.

        ***

        TheNextDay

        NoonewashomewhenReyaleftinthemorning.

        BothLucianandMoxiwereatwork.MoxihadevencalledtheamusementparktoexcuseReya,tellingthemsheneededto"restandrecover"athome.

        Though"recovery"seemedtohavetakenonadifferentmeaningforReyanow.

        CoolEarring''scarwasparkedbytheroadside.Withouthesitation,shewalkedstraighttowardit.

        "Reya,noworktoday?"CoolEarringasked,openingthecardoor.

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