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“Wait. Are you talking to Tally? Through the…uh—biddy thing.”

Heat prickles along her scalp. “Craven is not my biddy anymore, as well you know.”

“But you can communicate. I know you still talk sometimes.” Collar gives her that same strange look from before, now tempered with eagerness. “Can you hear her?”

Shock briefly steals her words. Of course Craven told her sisters. Of course. They likely demanded an explanation after finding her and Craven holding hands on the balcony during Yule. And why wouldn’t she tell those she trusts so very much?

Alder never expressly told her to refrain from speaking about the biddy bond effects—not that Craven is the most respectful cadet of military decorum. Still, she expects Craven would respect a more…personal wish. If she asked.