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Kaitlyn reiven her, the sun-flooded afternoons, and the cool healing ocean waves, and thethat was best in hiive hiain

I don’t kno you can lovethem to himself

You’ve seen what I am

That’s why I do love you, Kaitlyn told him I hope you’ll still love me when you see what I a beautiful and brave and gallant and" He stopped as if his throat had closed "Everything that makes me want to be better for you That makes me sorry I’ht with the shard, Kaitlyn said,

ht And I never said thank you

She was al up into his eyes What she could feel in hiave hi joy Trust and vulnerability

And such love

Then she was in his arer Theira happiness beyond thought Sharing everything

She never even knehether he kissed her

It see across the dining room had hardly moved

Kaitlyn had her head on Gabriel’s shoulder She was so full of peace-peace and light and hope for everything Even the nagging hole in the universe where LeShan had been was filled with light She hoped that, somehow, he knehat had happened today and was satisfied

"Godlike a coht around her, a feeling she never wanted to lose But they were no longer outside tihter fro on," she said

Very slowly,her hand in his They walked around the corner to the stairs

Lydia, though, was just co down Bri and Renny were behind her They’d obviously been going through closets; each had a full cardboard box and at

least one bag or suitcase

"We don’t know exactly e’ll need there," Lydia told Kaitlyn Her green eyes looked out almost shyly from behind her heavy shock of dark hair

"Go where?" Kaitlyn asked

"You didn’t hear? Oh, I guess not" Lydia headed for the front lab, with Bri and Renny following Kaitlyn and Gabriel followed the with Ta her box on a desk "Ouch

That was heavy"

"Going back with Ta with her"

Kaitlyn stared Renny was nodding, pushing up his glasses with an index finger

"Tamsin says it’ll help Joyce heal from the influence of the crystal," Lydia said "And Bri and Renny, too

Oh, here they are"

Joyce and Tamsin caain, and her lips had stopped tre on Talad to have you," Ta "And we can help the children develop and control their powers Even Lydia"

"I don’t have any powers," Lydia said

Tamsin smiled at her "You’re of the old race We’ll see"

Kaitlyn noticed the sunlight change and realized that Rob was in the kitchen doorway Lewis and Anna were right behind him, but Anna was closer

Rob sladness and opti us about their place on the new island," he said "They’ve got it pretty rough, but they’re working on it It’s been hard with Mereniang gone, and now

that LeShan is dead" He shook his head, but his eyes were gleaabout it They’re going to need help"

"And leadership," Ta ashamed "Innovation, new ideas-they don’t come easily to us"