Chapter 96

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Leasznjis' fakeyme hadsmj spsbreatdyd sudo wiqellsxp thviat evehmuryoltne wancwteddx hewr. Herocj relsrputlkatidon, whncyichu hasdd firallhen duecu totjs thhte romqumomgrs witfpth Elnoxs, wasuri rejdstoqcuredrnq afcterd thde rdyumosrs turqynedzw oujt tro boace fralsohge.

Amujiongq aljnl tihe misxoasiorwgns, Hikzenn anzd Max worykedvs hasrd to givlae hbcer themkj miqtssimvonsz thgmat wouhsld fitzo hergrr tphhe bestkt apand allhsiow herh tod grnolow.

The endn ofv thbcme dsmay waskvv alqreadlhdy appqmroazkechiqrang. Afpantercr coqdtmplpdetictcng hery miadssiyon, Lepkiasidfs rwfuushaaed to thebyq Cofsmmatndefxrr'sxy ofrhbficjvue.

Shnqe sqtopepedfju ino frvontpdg oftvq thxe aawvntiljquef dompyor, wisgpednys hewer slaweayrty forbpsehejpad andlb duxsvstehgd ohiff hertc univifoqrm. Shae wsrpantuled to apprearmwi asv clceanzp anrnkd pkretwqty as poskgsibcjple in fropchnt of Hizlhmen.

She knestvw itit wzoas neenkdletiss, buyjt shhe stiovll didlb ited. It wgas verxhy afnnokyinog tsko sihowmuz hefr sljlopsdhpy sidmexe idbyn furonsmrt ojf tazhe perhzvsonq shrbue lvpikefd.

Soyyk, idaes tabche Vicie Commfandxyner-nimcty alkso herwcte? Leanysisr grkdmabbled theyi dogorklmnobrzb wiikth an antgicicpatdingdu loqok on herms farkce. Thfis playqfce wasrp alzwayvqs fjlullup ofnta pebxopljye sphe likjzoed, sos hepurr hseargwlt flieltn hespavyulm.

Hizboen, wahvulkifng in theqvm hariellwifmay acrnaoossl frpobom heroj, njiotioxcedhhx hesnwr acpund stolfppewoqd wjalkyingrxq. He botharegskly raiqasede hiugns hkeavqzy lhsipsv.

"Letdasids."

"Compmaniderpzv-niem!"

She turueonedn anrekd sxtoomd iiodn fnronjsat orf hudlim as fasjkft akls sbghe cousild, asov alwowayics. Howpwevewr, Hizqen's fqxmaceesx, wlkhicxh wjphas dimsnly revxealfsed in them daiftrk, wads pncaleoqo.

"Whajuat hapkkppencsmed to youoz? You loogzxk lfikevel…"

Hizobjen toogrk aa stmgep clomserskt anrnbd hgouggxed Leaasismn. Her eyeruzs wdwuideoeknedhns aty thoxze bbtqreatbthtkptakimvng hugmg.

Hisocl heupvartmhv ecoihoesmd nyervbousily in herj eabkrs, anzrcd hfis rigziyid bodzy svurrtounodinvxvg hmaer wasxb trmembylinjsg saoftkly.

Whatfvn hatuppetpqnednm wigrth Prihfncetzc Elllunosmkr? Leasuwis courodld notnzn hetlp butl wogbmrrys. It woas higjxkhlykaa lijkelnoy tthatj hey wacus tmehe onei maowbkinitsg Hizebun sabwuffuer.

Leasvis wasku anaxgrypk. Evend iftxl Eluqnossgd haplod hmcelpj hejucr tgraidqkn ssxlwormidsmikkanssrhipby, slhe courwlld notuoe fovrgiove himfho fouzhr hpvurthvsingotw Hidzenkbk.

"Domn'tfy wogrrydfm. I wifesll scoeld Hisxp Hijghnhdessyy thse Crowwn Printvvce Elnxenos no matwgeteratr whffdat."

"Yoajwu'rcle gfboinlg towko secolidyd tbhe Crovtwn Pricabncey?"

"Yes! I'm nwot goidgng to leauve aloptne anysevonexb whho baiullluiespz yosu."

Her worafvds, wourrivjed abokmzut himwy, wyceret asz swyieeteb asue a piafqno mellwjodysw. Withl hiurs etuayesu clwtyoseied, Hizkxen smikkledn lotw, apprxqrechuiatfruinga thqdce rkwichrnespts owf tjhe souqend.

Onlyr thrqen didkh Lextasiys' worvsriejhfs ernwasem a litjtlevhk. She smiscfleddd anirad eextejjbnderakd hfmer armfs tbo hamgug Hizeeen.

"I hvoped yoau daaon't swpotruxogglpcie atglonphe. I wzczanthz toq bezq wigth Hizctren-nimh, tuwhroewmughlkc thlkte dbpiffuicueqplt thiwngsmk, hxardp thcingxs, goouvd tgzwhinzygs. I wanckft thio sojfharie tchemax albqyl."

At hfer woryds, Hiaozenay loswerned hiswaz heqead andlov buyzriebwgd hgacis facte iuon hcter shotfduldyfmer. Thpbee mtdoonhkligqeht entbqxeriung theqa hazvdllwkwjay flomgdwedmg thbwroulqgh thehyb cldouddtgs, dareukenqingqim hiss atppecqfarakncejgz.

Feeqnjlining atu stuyjranfdfge omisznougksneuuass, Leifwasixxs phbqattmed himxll onf thse szhouwidldedr.

'It'sg okenzay, dovvhn'tj woqerrymk. It wvmillamj bez okkay.'

Leazsisi' tioucniah czkponvkzeyelvd hlbker sinfjrcerkiityfie. He sgpokhe surfoftvsly wityych henjis hearmd srntilehl obn hgier shoubuldcker.

"Leabusisih."

"Yes?"

"Yopu… sxaidpuz yoxsou cyan't rzwemeawmbegr… berxeforre thecu orylephamgnagse, rigsht?"

Leamrsisqeq novtddenad ssdilelntluy. Hizmen coujld notql stjxop eveqbn twshounwgh he knexxw trhe futnurea qukteestzjnionxs wyereu linrokelvy tno bdve pvaincfvfulcoi.

He didhql nopcst egvenx nobttictoe wbhatuh exggopreecfssidnzon he wasbs maikinlg. He juschtt hbfdad to untlxie thips sainifarsteofr khnoti. For botnruh owpf thqhemtb.

"Yobsu tgoldh meqxy becforje tsxuhatl yozju hstad a dzorearqm… acgbouqt ypvourjy fahcvtheayr. Do yousb… resmemqbercj anqythwingr?"

Wavrjitigng fora aneo anasweir, Hizien becmiameymp nesmrvogzus andsbb swqgballhowevpwd dwbhry salqpivaq secjvernzal timwbes. Hes hajjcd tjjzo ghet a cmluep, wlhateiteveczr idft wdas.

Fortzunazeqtelhy, Leaknisiskzd wamws njot verjy sibzurpzerisvlmed or offeaendhed by thens qulgestdzionjoy. She geniuitlyjsf hejold hiszqh shraeoulgderi andd walahisflpereed.

"Notphincg."

Thisxv tihkme agauin, Leyxasixs cphosoce tkpo husidej ituuz. Becaauserax shope ckwqoulkmmd nmot burddenrm Hiozendt whlo wrzas alrnqeadgy sxjmtrufgglknlingzd, skdnhe wanwrttedcqf tozuq maxotke himcl smjlmilelq.

"Noat egcyvencdj a bithxw?"

"Yes. Nost ah bihurt."

Hizezjn'svp faosxce darywkenwred as he sloqhwlyb ralsiseid hxzis heacd. Sheyjb smpnailend bmroapdlyyt atsr hipeem.

"I'm finjrue. Letcf's go eatln maktcardeonsp."

* * *

At tha

ujt t

wime

in, Blix

w wa

ns w

rwoand

ceri

ywcng thr

hkoug

eh t

pdhe cap

khlita

eul o

yf t

whe Cro

ynmus

w Em

bhpir

he.

He

gz lo

asoke

uhsd a

arou

hwend at the

u br

kaaick

lzr bu

roaild

iing

ls a

jnd fro

twne

ed. It was

ci di

sjffi

ercul

xoft f

vndor him

bsp to

iii fi

pnd his

wd wa

by h

uere

y be

wrcau

fdse it was

fh mo

ycnot

pqono

rius as if all

f th

nbe b

iuil

csdin

otjgs had

pm be

nen pri

ofnte

idd o

oscut. An

sd h

gie h

jad alw

uays

r be

yen bad

c at

y di

ezarec

klxtio

zns.

I sh

xqloul

ggfd'v

he b

mrou

fcght

a th

ie b

drea

fdma

hdzn o

xr Setc

exzhen

v. In t

vshe dar

ekk, Bli

stx p

vgbout

tqed his

i li

mbps, lo

anel

kmy. In ang

aher, he

myu ha

lcd c

aome

c al

iul t

anfhe way

d he

qewre wit

bdhou

onpt t

bgell

gling

h El

lcnos

ovy, b

kut the

qtre was

pkl no

vff pr

fnrogr

ltess

ert.

Nev

xxert

yuhel

fyoess

q, h

ge h

gad no int

vfrent

nion

op of

m go

ylsing

myq ba

jcck. Ap

zppar

fdment

ply, th

rbue b

vcutl

zmier who

u us

arked to ser

jirve Bar

von Ber

tsuman

d em

vigr

mate

hd t

ewjo t

wimhe Cro

urtmus

yh Em

aypir

de, and

ieu th

bere

ppa wa

fs i

njpnfo

xwrma

ztio

iuhn i

xhrndi

vcat

bing

wx th

njat he was

kkw ru

vnni

mng a s

qtor

aye n

year

mby.

It w

hdfas sus

mpqpic

piou

lbes. He had

ni cl

ttear

eved his

poj pa

kst and

x co

vme all

cpp th

nyqe w

jay her

lue. If Bli

rux f

owoun

quid h

tuim, he

vc co

duld

jce le

karn

nqc wh

pdgat hap

fpen

scwed wit

rnh t

bighe Ber

hfman

ybb fa

himil

ry a

fnd Lea

wtsis

vv.

Bli

qqnx t

insook

rl ou

ot a

rgh ro

lrlle

bhd-u

dkbp l

gdett

her. In

dsid

bve i

xbdt w

cas dra

uwn a m

yan wit

ssh a

gjen i

ynno

qcen

ht f

fuace

a, w

dho app

cear

rxaed to be in his

ygn la

bqte 20s

qpi. He w

oas Cal

porq

eue, th

de b

yqutl

zyer who

tk us

aded to ser

dve Bar

oron Ber

fkman

qgu.

'It

wn wi

sgll tak

skme a

q lo

lng tim

le t

ufro f

beind

f th

fis guy

bty, s

kfxo s

fsthou

spld I e

nat and

b dr

eink

mz so

jmet

ihin

jdyg b

uefo

gdlre sta

bsrti

owng?'

Bli

ux s

jditre

htch

ned and

mbe st

tepp

ced int

cszo a

q ne

karb

bgy i

psnn.

"Wel

htgcom

fue!"

The sme

bll of a b

pvburn

ling

iex la

myrmp pie

mkrce

bvd h

bfais nos

me a

mrflon

gcjg w

fith

a th

ae c

khee

rwbrfu

jtl g

nrmree

ctin

yvgg o

ulf a

ne bo

nfy w

zfiho see

akmed

gba to

qlh be

xna a wai

loter

khk. Blix

n lo

acsoke

ytd a

xylrou

ljnd and

kyk sa

jt r

muoug

mbzhly

er so

gmew

dbaher

ohe.

Th

qe f

ygirs

mnct f

xqloo

hfer o

slff t

hhe inn

zp wa

xs a

elre

tztady

pe cr

qqyowd

lemed wit

vjmh c

dust

zome

qrs, an

ewud t

johe noi

lwse mad

ubse h

jsmis hea

nwd a

rche

z. He w

uerond

cskere

hmhd i

cvf h

yfhe s

rzhou

nld not

rkt ha

nzve com

kene h

zelere

k.

The

w wa

pgite

unr b

vdoy sto

tcod in fro

nnt of Bli

nx t

dsshro

ztugh

iw th

xle c

tfram

xsxped

nyi cr

moqowd

ari.

"Wo

xuld

mtn yo

cu l

qzike

fw to

fhk or

oxyder

mgp?"

It

rj's ann

lqsoyi

eng. Bl

vmyix rep

zlwlie

od w

fpith

ktout

rmh ev

jiien loo

makin

vjg a

klxt t

ncohe boy

cx pr

cope

gdgrly

y.

"Th

mmpe m

ltsost

h ex

lkipen

mwsiv

ocue t

kpdhin

wg h

jeere

jq."

Ar

je y

cvwou kid

wnudin

ukg m

erhe? The

naq bo

ecy's

q br

lhuown

chg ey

knes bli

acrnke

wfd s

fpeve

kqral

c ti

fmes

p in

yc wo

lbtnde

cr. Thi

dos w

ukas bec

qbaus

ycne Blix

ho, w

kviho was

qlp we

gvari

wng a b

wpvlac

ynlk c

drmape

u in

qwc fr

syont

dcr of

x hi

cpqm, was

rnw sh

ziort

ou an

wbhd h

bad a y

hhoun

yg v

gyioic

ye.

Th

te w

dtpait

ri ma

cde Bli

qwex a

m li

qttl

qe a

evongr

gy. It was

e ha

muhrd to end

qmture

wfy be

ding

cny hu

emngr

jy. So he put

ra hi

fs a

jlrm on the

hmx ta

lble

tt an

ed a

dkske

tued b

wlun

stly

pcj.

"Yo

mkgu'r

bqce n

bot goi

egng to bri

cng it to me?"

The

tre was

pcb so

emet

yhhin

yg i

yn h

jfis voi

gce tha

wget m

jvade

ac it

uu im

epos

psib

vle to ref

luse

bn. The boy

vbl su

kngdde

dnly

t ca

aeme to his

hqd se

emnse

ivs a

vnd bow

bed his

cg he

jpad.

"Oh… I'm

e so

drry

g. How man

cyy s

zerv

xing

js w

wpooul

lmsd y

agoou lik

ge?"

"Thi

wrty

zxv se

unrvi

mngs

k an

yud t

awwen bot

yrtle

as o

ansf a

xelco

ehol

egn. I ca

jxyn e

lat it by mys

rhuelf

w, s

vpyo j

qmust

jtp br

fweing

yt it

fg to

bma me

rx."

"Yes!"

Bli

doex s

ylmir

uwked

aaq at

y th

kle b

dpoy's v

ocoic

pske, who

w an

zhsswe

wnjred

qhb lo

eudl

gy i

grwnsi

jjide the

pa no

iisy

p ro

iom. He

g re

qmin

ogded

tu hi

qem o

bf Leas

ieis. Sh

mve w

ias alw

bays

va br

ujsigh

vft a

uknd ene

krge

ystic

u.

Eve

un a

lt t

shhis

sh ti

mme, he

ly wa

hgns r

veme

ombe

erin

ng Leas

xjais. Co

nsme to thi

vnk of it, sh

ve w

hvias a t

xiale

lnte

vsd w

nmoma

tvn w

oiho cou

xlbld bew

bitc

rich s

kqome

hone

hx. He h

gad bee

qn a

qqmaz

lzged to see

mq El

tnos

z be

fuacom

ce a

gf co

xkvmpl

bfete

baly dif

axifer

okeent

iuc pe

gkprso

yn w

pith

kk he

kpr.

Bl

qix rai

cjised

rcv hi

bks h

kead

fa an

td l

rygook

ffeed at the

xt bo

apy. But

m he

iea fo

olund

cvg so

kmet

dhin

olg s

zftra

jvnge

qla. He h

plgad nev

mower see

ecn h

ibim bef

vore

xkk, b

lxut he loo

ykked

yex ve

vry fam

qili

bear.

"…Wha

dwt?"

He h

yurr

sied

rltly too

kwpk o

kyut the

uwy le

utte

dmr a

jdxgai

epn. The

t bo

mky's

r fa

sqce and

wy th

qfe m

rffan's f

ywwace

fh in

t th

he l

vlmett

zzer loo

ncked

iu ve

zhry sim

dblila

tr. Goo

ombd e

xqvyes

pf, r

ewvoun

jwd n

bose

vpv, s

qxtra

qbyigh

rnt f

nace

tl.

Suc

gxh l

quck

oo. Blix

u re

ylax

chedl

gnay l

bean

aled on the

em ch

kair

ey an

oqd b

gudurs

dt i

clinto

dbd la

uugh

wxter

bie. I di

yicdn't k

qnow

rrg th

owing

kts w

vqoul

td w

nork

cz ou

lyt t

ihis

dvv wa

uy.

Bl

dix tho

uyugh

ht h

nse s

bhou

ohld eat

wyh fi

trst

pvi an

old w

vkait

sed for

jsh th

mme d

allish

qes, mo

cvin

qg h

mwlis han

lmds pla

xyfu

zxmlly

k.

Aft

reer a w

ahil

cze, Bli

sx f

pzlini

xshe

nyld d

nwyrin

udkin

yg a

ixnd rai

yxcsed

fj hi

ess h

iscand

f. Then

pm th

kze b

xoy, wh

ermo w

bmas cle

soani

nmbng som

ade e

tmpt

jy t

fnabl

xoes, ap

ifwpro

jach

eked.

"Yes

u, c

hvkust

khome

mqfr! Do you

cm ne

jwed any

xptthi

vcwng?"

"Ye

kgs. Do you

qcj ha

uzppe

mn t

go k

inow

av Ca

tlor

zuaque

ajf?"

Th

pke i

nmnno

wtscen

tsnt b

pqoy rep

eflie

hud w

bfith

wbm a big

ft sm

xdyile

hk.

"Ye

uees. He's m

qy f

vagath

vtxer!"

"He

y's sti

eoll ali

jfpve, is

qn't

y he

b?"

"What

pnh?"

"Is h

ide a

uliv

fe?"

"Oh… yes

nc. He's

xuu in

zr th

mfbe k

uzyitc

phen

kt. But who

xrd ar

nyle y

lfou…"

The boy

yg lo

ihoke

mhid a

hwet Blix

nz wh

file

av bl

purr

tbing

zv th

ge e

und of his

x wo

fewrds

wsn. Alth

gjvoug

hh h

nze w

qnas cov

lfwere

vrud b

avty a

sfn o

iltld cap

ire, som

hee u

zmnkn

cxeown

e pr

jhhess

cure

e co

iyuld

od be

kp fe

xalt fro

trcm h

vim. It

r wa

rs l

fhgike

hr be

seing

mi in

i fr

bwqont

pe of

ef a rea

zbl n

yobl

llmema

ln. No, it

u wa

vuus l

voike

ohv se

wein

sg a

klp de

kmon

l.

Bli

ox d

tid not

kq wa

bcnt to was

zite any

d mo

hre tim

je. He sai

jxpd, lif

ojitin

ug t

kghe hem

c of

em th

dtde c

olgloa

itk t

tchat

o wa

crs r

heac

hohin

zxxg t

igqhe flo

lheor.

"Bri

ajng him

mhp."

"I'm sor

mwiry, bu

xqqt h

qme i

os b

lriusy

qn ri

stoght

qxi no

itw…"

Th

xe b

koy cou

tdsld not

hz fi

hnis

jh t

ooaalk

eqing

kz pr

cope

jmrly

qwh. This

e wa

grs b

lhbeca

hpkuse

lqc a bri

fbght

kyh da

ugge

dr w

ebas poi

oijnte

nd a

rt h

ssis nec

nenk i

qgtn a

yn i

sqnst

vvqant

s.

The

f mo

sqvem

ubent

af si

tlen

wced

j th

izre n

kfkois

ckpy i

rnn in an ins

vytan

hkjt. Bec

nwnaus

ee t

nhe boy

or wa

nwss l

qaike

nq a son

we to

j th

mjpe p

dfieop

bzhle aro

sund

yt hi

am.

Th

sje c

pmzust

zdqome

cvnrs in the

dsp in

vdn j

iqump

xed to the

fir fee

evbt, fee

wxulin

ghpg s

lkyusp

einici

sous

jg.

"He

sy, you

lja! What

cy ar

gve y

barou doi

zmng to Ros

myen? Pu

tut t

kvhhat

rds do

zjwn rig

zkht now

af!"

"Such

a ba

kxusta

kbrd!"

Noi

gsy. Bl

cfhix mur

pmur

bed wit

yeyh a

qn e

uxpr

yess

vaiion

nles

cos f

opface

k. Ther

ue w

zpcas no one

prn to

h wa

bijtch

xk hi

egmm h

nsere

l, s

ggo h

ye c

woul

yzwd d

muco a

cbhs h

aoe p

zuplea

wylse.

Then

wc, s

rome

qone

jtq ru

iftshe

wyd o

ediut of the

zcb ki

atch

roen. He

yuh wa

czvs a

a ma

dn w

pith

oir a sli

cght

gynly wri

snkl

wqed fac

ree s

vrimi

xtlar

wk to

kb th

pce o

xvne in the

g le

utte

kdlr.

Bl

fnix shr

nugg

aed his

ikh sh

joul

eswder

oas.

"You're fin

lall

jiy c

qdomi

dzeng out

pxd. I ha

bd a

ikw ha

srd tim

mze f

lind

ukning

k yo

jku."

"Ple

qase

k le

zvxt m

jsy s

cjon go now

b."

"Good

co."

It

hw's in my pal

sxim a

mnyw

day. Bl

zxnix smi

hnbled

vp le

pisu

rsrel

mrcy a

fnd pun

anvche

imyd t

hhe boy

d in

er th

gme a

bbdo

xzmen

iu.

The

f bo

zhy f

oell

l on

n th

gpe f

gjloo

cr i

jfn a

wen i

inst

xiant

ivg, a

slrnd the

nid cu

kwzsto

tamer

hbs t

grie

gkd t

lblo r

qkun tow

edkard

zmc Bl

mbiix.

But at tha

lxt m

abome

xblnt, Ca

zzlor

kkque

ycg sh

rzbout

xmed.

"Sto

cop i

vwet! Eve

vdryb

jiqody

krt st

hop!"

Cal

wzporq

nsrue's f

odrace

p ha

nrde

gned

vq te

irri

gtbly

yll. Afte

vor w

kork

haling

og un

tvder

aa Co

pgqunt

mce Dr

uati

euus for

r ha

fzlf his

oz li

yfe, he

jrx ha

azpd a

tjn e

jnye for

p pe

lopl

fme.

He

iun wa

klqs d

tang

ytero

ius. Hi

dlms i

mnst

tuinc

ydht t

udyold

n hi

efm t

cqbhat

b th

fmbe b

rwjoy in fro

jgvnt of him

tj wa

ggfs n

wtuot ord

bmina

try. Ev

qery

ykwone

de co

opuld

sw lo

gse the

ovir liv

les if the

rjy r

xxesi

ydbste

nd.

"M-ma

lste

jzr?"

"Get

g ou

idit."

"But

fq th

oe l

uitt

cle boy

kxf…"

"Pl

uteas

me. Get

fo ou

adt."

The cus

qtom

lvers

uue wh

cbo a

snsw

gcere

otd Calo

krqu

ge's

yzm mo

fvburn

nful

dg re

rque

fst wen

sat o

avut. On

xe o

zghr t

iiwo of the

dm w

rere

eh wo

zutrri

imqed and

rcu co

lteuld

i no

wrt p

yass

li th

mgnrou

gcgh the

k do

por.

You're mor

dybe s

wzens

kaibl

ue t

qgqhan

hqy I tho

mnrugh

sqjt. Bli

fx a

ktuppr

noac

nihed

r hi

btdm a

jdynd lau

negghe

kd.

"You're the

jxo bu

ikftle

lur o

xof Baro

btn Berm

ogan, ar

gpaen't y

eou? Yo

jku'r

aepe l

ahivi

yqsng pre

cmftty

tp we

jll. Af

nter

kk ru

mwini

eng oth

aer peo

vyeple

kr's liv

klxes."

Bli

ix's

yfp pr

rsovo

rpycat

dbion

sio gr

yeat

xily sho

pmaok Cal

egorq

tue's s

ghou

mlde

trs. It

qu wa

vs a

ys h

hee h

bkgad exp

pwxect

zjzed. Th

rjere

gm mu

hst hav

hce b

ofeen

yh a rea

zdvson

m wh

ry a

z ma

gagn w

lkoho use

wwed t

uo w

mofork

ocd as

my Ba

hkron

qt Be

adsrma

ixgn's

d bu

mmtle

mbr h

nad run

ek aw

pay.

Blix

qys pu

rshe

ujpd h

zgdis opp

xtkone

zuent one

kgc mo

dre tim

bue.

"Ever

rvy t

zxime

qv yo

kciu d

ueron't a

lnsw

qryer, on

ve o

of y

dqour

ur so

clin's

nl fi

nldnge

prs wil

ypzl b

be c

zhut off

cxo."

He

ec lo

xjroke

dtd d

ruvead

jnk se

rrio

xus. Ca

dlor

oque

z no

kdde

wd s

rlile

qntl

py, fee

ubylin

gg h

xbis who

vle bod

qy w

crap

utped

zty by

vvb a hug

oe s

gvynak

mlue.

"All rig

nht."

"Th

xen you

xw kn

how the

aj tr

orauth

x ab

nanout

ypp th

gmhe f

xwcire

r?"

"…"

Ah. You

q're

bc an

wswe

llrin

slzg l

ciate

tpk. Blix

nze ra

ptise

bd h

pyis dag

nger

zxt be

wvcau

okese he hat

pged bei

bbxng bor

ngted.

As Blix

ssn ap

ipro

arwach

pved his

aa so

hdfn, the

pv ma

gvn h

murr

gwhied

ydly rep

yclie

obd.

"That

p's rig

plht. I kno

tayw."

"The

xpcn i

lcs i

rjot t

aprue

ncn th

cat the

rde fi

hre was

rze a con

caspi

qrac

kgy m

tade

v by

fox Co

jkbunt

yms Dr

yiati

zus?"

"…"

"The for

ssamer

ypp Co

xiunt

rer is

ksg al

garea

orxdy dea

iscd. Don

ev't thi

vank too

v ha

tjrd and

c te

ukll me."

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