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"I should just kill you right now!" she shouted, the butt of the rifle pulled back to crush his throat, and he stared up at her, his face slasses knocked askew

"Allen, she knows!" Silas shouted "She just doesn’t believe it yet!"

Under her, Allen seeaze fastened on her, and his fear seemed to vanish "You won’t kill h he was clearly in pain "It’s okay, Peri It’s over All of it You did good Stand down"

Peri’s lips parted, and, shocked, she did nothing as they were suddenly surrounded by the alliance, all of theet off Allen Allen waited, her weapon ready to end his life

"Peri," Silas called out "Listen to your intuition It’s over"

But her intuition was gone All she had left was a need to trust someone Anyone

Her eyes met Silas’s, and in a swift motion, she pulled the weapon away from Allen and clicked the safety on She tried to toss it aside, but as soon as he was clear, sole, letting theony, and she blinked the dirt out of her eye as Taf and Silas protested that she was okay and to let her go She didn’t feel okay Allen is alliance? It was all my idea? "I don’t know my own life," she whispered to herself in disbelief

Fran appeared and said, "Let her up" The weight on Peri was shoved away so she could breathe "I said, let her up!"

"She doesn’t re," a o She’s been brainwashed!"

"She’s not brainwashed, she’s just forgotten," Fran said bitingly "The woents for us and saved one native? She’s one of us Let Reed up!" Fran shouted, and Peri cautiously sat up, her leg throbbing as she looked at the weapons ringing her

"Where’s Bill?" she asked as Fran crouched beside her, looking odd in her tight dress, now torn and srease and dirt Peri slapped the woman’s hand ahen she tried to look under the ain