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A shadow falls over us as a Legion guard patrols the Boundary Wall Hethe wall unprotected I wonder how hard it would be to cliht; other Darklings have ed it before when they’ve snuck over the wall frouarded twenty-four hours a day by Sentry guards trying to keep Darklings fro to prevent hu in Even so, they can’t protect every inch of the wall at all tiet over if your tinize that look," Beetle says "Don’t even think about it, man"
"I just want to see what’s on the other side," I say, now consuht have so to me
"Don’t be stupid" There’s a note of panic in his voice "It’s too high; you’ll fall"
"No I won’t"
I step up to the wall and diga deep breath, I pull myself up the wall, one hand over the other
Twenty-five feet to go
Twenty
Fifteen
I’ to make it!
"Ash! Get down!" Beetle calls
His voice attracts the attention of the Legion guard farther down the wall The guard starts to run in my direction I don’t knohether he plans to stop me or help me over so I can finallythe forainst the concrete, pulling out chunks of stone in et up
Ten feet
So close!
Five
I’uard’s just steps away
Three
My brethren I’ to seebefore I knohat’s happened My feet kick at thin air, ainst the concrete I smash into the paveroan "Just"
The Legion guard stares down at me, shakes his head, then turns away
I stand up, et out of here"
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NATALIE
"WATCH THE GARBAGE BIN--it’s full ofthe overflowing garbage bin a wide berth as alk down Bleak Street toward the Sentry HQ’s kitchen entrance, Kurt and the other guards following a short distance behind
"Why are we taking the back entrance?" she says as I punch in the security code and enter the kitchen
"Habit, I guess," I say
I worked out pretty quickly that there’s less security on this entrance, which s I hate the fact I’ monitored
I dis out in one
"Can’t we take a tour of the house first? I’ve alanted to see inside this place," Day asks
I sigh "Sure"
What I hope will be a five-minute tour takes nearly an hour, as Day stops to exa me countless questions about the history of the place, as if I know! Polly and I grew up at our mansion in the Park
I don’t usually spend , and the unfa quarters starts to look the sa her down a long hallway and i e stumble upon a uards
"What’s through there?" she asks
"The interrogation rooms"
Day raises a brow "They do that here?"
"How do you think the Trackers get their intel?"
"I thought they just felt stuff," she says, referring to the V-gene that all Trackers are born with that helps theene, but they’re not psychic They still need to do police work, interrogate dregs to get leads on new Darkling nests or Haze dens around the city, that sort of thing"
"Are there h to keep Sebastian and the other Trackers in work," I reply
"How are the Darklings even getting over the wall?"
I shrug "The wall can’t be guarded all the tiood clis don’t just fly over the wall," Day says
"There are autoun pods all around the city to shoot down any Nordins if they atteuys are escorted out, being released Their skin is sallow and laced with black veins, which are characteristic of long-tere boy with bright purple dreadlocks--gives es the boy with the end of his gun and leads hio this way," I say to Day
We find our way back to the living quarters and head upstairs The door to Sebastian’s room yanks open as alk by Sebastian scowls at me
"I need to talk to you," he says to me
I quickly introduce him to Day
"I’ll meet you in my room Last door on the left," I tell her
"Nice to have ain at the Tracker trials next week," Sebastian says, referring to the test that will deterene "I hope you’ll be joining my squad"
She forces a smile and leaves
As soon as she’s turned the corner, he pullsand luxurious, with exotic ani by the any four-poster bed covered in black silk sheets It all screas Sebastian lovestable beside me is a brand-new copy of the Book of Creation--the Purity holy text When did Sebastian start reading that nonsense?<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>