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The question caught her off guard even though she knew she'd have to answer it eventually that night. She wasn't one to hang out late. She paused for just a moment before flashing a small smile.
"Oh I just lost track of time in the stables with Yams," she said, wishing she didn't have to lie. But she couldn't say that she had found a man with wings and had brought him to the guest house so that she could fix him up.
She glanced down at the porch nervously, not able to help herself. Sarah was never very good at hiding things. She hoped Narian wouldn't be able to tell that something was off. He couldn't know her completely already... the only time they ever saw each other before he came here a couple days ago was when they were small kids.