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Sereth burst in tears. Not out of grief, or shock, or even humiliation but sheer exasperation. Why were the adults always so difficult? They refused to believe she was all grown-up, that she could deal with the truth. Coldan here, his acting was less convincing than on stage. Sereth's hands curled into fists. She didn't waste time on Thiliel, who she now noticed had followed her, but fixed her blurry eyes at Coldan.
"I know you are just trying to shield me from the truth, but you don't have to, I know it already!" she declared in a quavering voice. "The play has been cancelled, hasn't it?" There. Now they couldn't avoid the topic any longer.
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