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She reached out and touched the king’s face, cupping his cheek in her hand.Just a nightmare, he said, his voice still rough.The queen’s voice was cool. How embarrassing, she said, looking at his maimed arm.The king looked up then, and followed her gaze. If it was embarrassing to wake like a child screaming from a nightmare, how much more embarrassing to be the reason your husband woke screaming. A quick smile visited the king’s face. Ouch, he said, referring to more than the pain in his side. Ouch, he said again as the queen gathered him into her arms.

Megan Whalen Turner

She reached out and touched the king’s face, cupping his cheek in her hand.Just a nightmare, he said, his voice still rough.The queen’s voice was cool. How embarrassing, she said, looking at his maimed arm.The king looked up then, and followed her gaze. If it was embarrassing to wake like a child screaming from a nightmare, how much more embarrassing to be the reason your husband woke screaming. A quick smile visited the king’s face. Ouch, he said, referring to more than the pain in his side. Ouch, he said again as the queen gathered him into her arms.

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About Megan Whalen Turner

Megan Whalen Turner (born November 21, 1965) is an American writer of fantasy fiction for young adults. She is best known for her novel The Thief and its five sequels. In 1997, The Thief was named a Newbery Honor book.