>>2359782“Kina! Cover up, what is wrong with you? You’re going to get seen!” Patty tried to cover her with a blanket she had on a basket, but Kina nimbly jumped away and complained the cloth was burning her.
I was feeling naughty, though. While everyone’s attention was focused on the naked girl, I jumped out of my hideout and guided by the childish laughter, found some kids playing with a leather ball not a far away. I called them all over; four were boys and two were girls; the oldest was twelve or so and the youngest was a girl of six who I remembered have seen when she was a baby. I told them that Kina – they were neighbors, they must have known who was that – was naked and I charmed the oldest boy – I had been getting better at controlling that – to have him direct the others to steal the clothes and hide them, and if he could, get some other people to come join them for some sight-seeing.
I would have LOVED to see the results of my handiwork but I didn’t want even the slightest suspicion that I was a witch to surface, and more importantly I knew that charming the boy would mean he would follow my instructions but also try to seek me out; and I didn’t want to mess with that after what happened back in Teson with little Frank.
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