At the age of six, my mother was both her captor and her protector.

NEWYORKER: A Box of Puppies

Her protector, Xaro Xhoan Daxos, calls for a meeting of the Thirteen, council of Qarth, so she can demand information.

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Alex and his partners try more and more desperate tricks, many of them designed to humiliate Juliette or to place her in danger, so that Alex can pose as her gallant protector.

NEWYORKER: Heartbreaker