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g the door behind him, my mo
m the corner of her mouth, but
th our meager first-aid kit. My hands shook
," I choked out, the
y strong, steady. "Run? Run where, Delphie? T
of a command. "Remember this. Tears are the
This is for you. Tonight, you have a 'task' to c
rey clothes, easy to move in, and a small vi
ng with a light I didn't recognize. "But an opportunity to
hy would she want me to get closer
er voice leaving no room for ar
I did as s
to me. I changed into the grey clothes and slipped out of our r
y of them. Years of hiding from
ap. The entrance to a narrow canyon, shadowed by towering pi
ong before
feet, the clash of steel, t
und the edge
vicious-looking Rogues. He moved with a deadly grace, each
to me, I knew. It
mmered agai
sh on his left arm bled freely, staining his d
their attack, and one lunged, cla
, flashed with lethal intent. He was prep
econd, I didn't
rength, I hurled it, not at the Rogues, but at a large, pap
net's
t tore open, and an angry, buz
. A moment later, they were screaming, s
rmation
t through their broken line, putting d
small figure huddled behind a rock. My headsca
. To him, I was just a human girl who happen
rest. Everet leaned against a tree, breathing heavily. T
he boulder. My heart was a frant
I walked towards the most d
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