
K'ile Tia ducked his head to conceal the twisting of his expression at K'jhanhi's words. His gut turned at that. They were angry at him for wearing the bracelet? He shifted his wrist, causing the red stones to flicker, and said, "There isn't much more precious to me than these stones. The firedancers were my friends. We went to Cartenau together." He brushed his hands over the stones, feeling their warmth against his skin. "We still walk together. I wouldn't be able to hide them in a box in the dark."
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