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Mahina got it right away "Kona?"

"Yes He’s not answering o with you"

"What about your farabbed my hand and we ran down the beach to the water

"What’s the fastest way to get to Kona’s territory froenius, she had a better sense of direction than a GPS If anyone could help h the Wailana trench"

"Let’s do it then"

"I want to pack a few things first So should you"

"We don’t have ti toward her family’s land house "I’ll meet you here in ten minutes"

Even as I cursed her, I ran back into Hailana’s castle Went to the rooether a backpack filled with extra clothes and the only weapon I could find--a knife Kona had given me months earlier for protection

Then I ran outside Mahina was already there, a black waterproof bag slung over her own back Together, we plunged into the water, diving deep Neither of us bothered to shift--the trench was so narrow that it was hard to use our tails effectively Better to traverse it in hu

Thank you, I told her as am

Give me a break Nobody else needs to die today She paused Except Tiau to reach Kona But ere within a half hour of his territory and still nothing, I thought I was going to lose e at this distance, there was no way I could be this close to hi terrible es of Coral Straits after the attack zooh my head I closed my eyes, tried to block the soht hadviolently and for a minute I was sure I would throw up

He’s dead, I told Mahina desperately That’s the only explanation He has to be dead

Don’t go there yet, she answered, but I could tell by the gri

I let hi rong, and I let him leave without me anyway

That’s understandable Your brother--

It wasn’t just about my brother It was about Mark And Kona knew it

Mark? she asked, turning toover