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"You all right?"

I ju away from Callum to find Addie next to me, a concerned expression on her face

"Fine"

She frowned and , but Micah was strolling in ently and I shook her off, not wanting to encourage her to talk toat " Micah smiled at me as Addie walked away "You ready?"

"Yes"

"I’d like for you to take whoever see only a couple weeks until we go in to the cities, at ear"

I sed That was soon I expected iven what happened to the group that split off Stayingwith Callu to recruit the reservation Reboots to help the hu with the reservation Reboots, many of ould turn around and use those skills to kill humans

My eyes darted over the croas supposed to train SoMany were around eleven, twelve years old

"They look young," I said, pointing

"Everyone twelve and up is participating," he said

By "participating" heI glanced at Riley, who also seemed uncomfortable

I couldn’t keep my mouth shut about this one

"Sixteen," I said

Micah raised his eyebrows "Sorry?"

"Sixteen and up, not twelve"

"I think twelve is fine"

"I died when I elve and was put into HARC training right away I don’t think you realize what that’s like," I said, realizing too late that of course he understood I wasn’t used to dealing with an authority figure so similar to myself

"I died when I was seven, and also started at twelve, so I understand fine," he said "The training process won’t be the sa twelve-year-olds for war"

Silence fell over the crowd, and orously shook her head at me behind Micah’s back, fear plastered on her face

I took in a s the faces of the rest of the crowd Callu scared And not just in the way they were scared of me What exactly did they fear from hiht Calluht meant he was proud Next to him, Isaac winced