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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