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Ashleigh was taken aback by Alice’s words.

“What?” she said. “You want… to fight me?”

Alice chuckled.

“Why not?” she said with a wide grin. “You want to fight everybody.”

“No, I don’t.”

“You do,” Alice replied with a nod.

“No,” Ashleigh repeated, “I don’t.”

Alice scrunched her nose and shrugged her shoulders.

“You definitely do.”

Ashleigh clenched her jaw.

“You know Alice, my brother asked me to stop fighting with you. Small or big, he just wanted me to keep the peace, and I am trying. But you are making it incredibly difficult right now!” Ashleigh growled.

“I do my best,” Alice smiled with a slight bow of her head.

Ashleigh took a deep breath, balling her hands into fists.

“I am not going to fight you, Alice,” she said through gritted teeth. “We are working together on an important mission; we don’t have time for your ridiculous games.”

She turned toward the fire, removing the stew pot and grabbing her bowl.