and there was , susanna thought , a very hard , very well-pleased look about her wide blue eyes . julia , who had been moodily pushing a crust of toast round her plate , stood up all at once . '' i 'm going to walk into the village to do some errands , '' she announced . '' would you like to come along ,
susanna

'' though i had not realized that your mother was marrying a werewolf . '' clary raised her eyebrows . '' and ? '' kaelie looked her up and down with some amusement . '' my lady said you were quite flinty , despite your small size . in the court you would be looked down on for having such short stature . '' '' we 're not in the court , '' said
clary

it was a sweet gesture , so she accepted it . normally , she would have refuted their refusal , but she decided to take it easier on this particular day . she was helping a young man , about her age , lift a wooden panel when the sound of five or so horses filled her ears . her and the man took a look at each other and dropped the
panel