I scramble backward so fast I nearly fall off my chair. “What was that?” I whisper wildly. “What did you just do?” I’m shocked to my core by what just happened—whatever the hell it was. But she just looks…expectant. Like she’s waiting for something important to happen. Funny thing is, I do feel like I might be on the verge of some kind of breakthrough. Or maybe a breakdown. I hold my breath, also waiting, though I have no clue for what. But the seconds lengthen and her expression slowly changes from eager anticipation to uncertainty and finally disappointment. “You don’t… You’re not…?” She doesn’t look or sound regal now. More like helpless and confused. I feel a weird urge to comfort her. “What did you do?” I repeat instead, needing some kind of explanation. Surely her mere touch doesn’t affect everybody like that, every single time? Or is that how the Sovereigns keep people in line? Except it didn’t hurt, exactly. More like it…energized every cell in my body or something.
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