Before Kiki and I headed toward the Keep, I thanked my friends. โFor what? We didnโt do anything,โ Janco grumbled. โFor caring enough to follow my guards. And the next time, I might need the help.โ โThere better not be a next time,โ Ari said, giving me a stern look. โHow touching,โ Janco said, pretending to wipe his eyes. โGet going, Yelena. I donโt want you to see me cry.โ He faked a sniffle. โIโm sure your ego can handle it,โ I said. โOr will you need to beat up some trainees to feel like a man again?โ โVery funny,โ he said.
Maria V. SnyderRight before I was escorted to the jail, Fawn waved bye bye to me. I smiled. My empty, pointless life for hers. Not bad.
Maria V. SnyderBack so soon?" he asked. "Too bad. I was just about to organize a search for your dead body. What happened when you knocked on the southerner magician's door to sacrifice yourself? Did they kick you out, thinking you too half-witted to waste their time on?
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