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I realized then, that his rooerant srearm in a bucket of water, that at one ti froray, the other a soft pink

"Oops," I mumbled aloud

Kiran's bed was empty Whatever business he needed to attend to was apparently lengthy Or he just didn't want to be around ic flared again, defensive and angry I sat up straighter, trying to find the source of alared at the back ofphysical, but the irritation was there all the sath of the rooic flared for a third tiht dawned on ic back

I sat back down on the edge of Kiran's bed and tried to relax I couldn't physically give Avalon anything, the blood oath preventedat all and I could feel ic, pulsing defensively inside my blood refused by oath to be taken away I reic that I was helpless to stop hihtingaboutto keep asmy knees to my chest and rested my head on one of Kiran's pillows I closedon to ain, from an unknown distance and a sic disappeared fromto get even the most miniscule amount and claim it as his He couldn't touch me, he didn't even know exactly where I was or what I was doing, and noith the oath, there was an extra set of protection

I could not help Avalon, but I did not have to stop hiht, occasionally a little ic would struggle that much more to keep the rest But, with every small amount Avalon claier

Beads of sweat poured froMy shoulders shook with the concentrated effort for stillness and

At soain, I felt our connection and the bond that flowed between us as twins Part ofthat I wasn't completely isolated and that I could coue he had taken enough, that once the ic was divided, there was no need to drain the rest of ic, I could find a way to kill Lucan

But the other side of ic be taken completely for the sake of my people and the downfall of the ic would be enough to give Kiran true ih to destroy Lucan And both of those scenarios were unacceptable Either, Avalon would kill hiether ould destroy hiic

Eventually, through the darkest hours of the night, Avalon reached the halfway point of our transaction I was a weak shell of buzzing energy and wavered near the brink of unconsciousness with the strained effort relaxing ic took on h our shared connection and his voice was soothing tohis name, even inside of my head

You should have let h at hi now to stay awake You are the better leader, the Resistance needs you, not me Have youto hide the joy at his reunion with them I knew that he felt it was unfair, but all I could do was sigh with joy at the completeness of my family

Avalon, you have to take it all Just like I did for you, now it's your turn to take all of ency of the ued I can't leave you like that