Editing Playing a Part 15.9

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| work       = Pale
| book       = [[Playing a Part]]
| number     = 15.8
| dateposted =27 November 2021 
| link       = [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2021/11/27/playing-a-part-15-9/ {{PAGENAME}}]
| previous   =[[Playing a Part  15.8]] 
| next       =[[Playing a Part  15.10]] 
}}
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the ninth chapter of [[Playing a Part (arc)|Playing a Part]].

==Plot==
[[Lucy Ellingson|Lucy]], [[Crooked Rook|Rook]] and [[Matthew Moss|Matthew]] discuss the rules with the [[Witch of Bitter Street]] with her arguing their to restrictive.

The family man tries to get the [[Kennet]] Others to return [[Bracken Fry|Bracken]], [[Bag Fry|Bag]] and [[Doyle]]. Lucy refuses. The Kennet Others offer to let them attend council meetings but the family man refuses.

The [[Bitter Street Witch]] bites the head off a bird then talks to Lucy alone, she tells her that she’s tired and worried about her security. She says she’ll consider joining the council depending on the terms but she wants the Family Man removed first.

Her ability to see the [[Augury|future]] has gotten better over the last few weeks. She sees [[Marlen Roy|Marlen]] inside a barn and the family man coercing her into making Oaths, getting her to agree to traffic women in exchange for her freedom. The Family Man will have one of his women break her motorcycle. She tells them to wait until the rabbits appear on the ski hill and that they’d have until they scatter to act.

The family man make the [[Bitter Street Witch]] his offer, three girls for each of her brothers, them to become his lieutenants in exchange for her territory.

[[Crooked Rook|Rook]], [[Miss]], [[Matthew Moss|Matthew]], [[Grandfather]], [[Doe]], [[Tashlit]], [[Nibble]] and [[Lucy Ellingson|Lucy]] are watching the barn. Lucy spots the rabbit as a watercolour in her sight and they all attack. Lucy turns into three foxes

Doe shoots two people dead, Lucy asks Grandfather not to shoot because she wants him to stay good.

They find [[Marlen Roy|Marlen]] in the rafters, Lucy pushes [[Tashlit]] out of the way and Doe shoots her in the leg. They proceed to capture her.

Matthew pings Lucy as she thinks about how lonely she is. After reaching Matthew she finds him with two boys and seven girls from the [[Family Man]]’s gang asking for shelter.

She then thinks about if [[Grandfather]] would make a good replacement [[Carmine Beast|Carmine]].<!--
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==Characters==
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===Kennet Others===

*[[Lucy Ellingson|Lucy]]

===Kennet Others===

* [[Matthew Moss|Matthew]]
* [[Crooked Rook|Rook]]
* [[Reggie]]
* [[Bracken Fry|Bracken]]
* [[Grandfather]]
* [[Miss]]
* [[Doe]]
* [[Nibble]]
* [[Tashlit]]
* [[Montague]]

=== Undercity ===

* [[Family Man|The Family Man]]
* [[Witch of Bitter Street|The Witch of Bitter Street]]
* Giblet
* [[Marlen Roy]]

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