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"But"

"That sounds like an arguave a sharp clap of her hands "Do ant to do a little rescuing today or just chat? Either way, my time is money"

Danika looked to Reyes, who nodded stiffly She walked over, but before she climbed inside, looked up at Keeley and said, "Thank you For all you’re doing to help us"

A lurew in Keeley’s throat--as this? Ehty outer shell has deteriorated that much?

She slammed the door shut with more force than she’d intended, and at the oround for e While Danika is trapped inside it, no one will be able to rean

"Haven’t we covered this already? I won’t" But the process sure would Keeley returned to the case and reave hi me?

"The last tomen to touch that Rod vanished without a trace," he explained

"That’s because they didn’t kno to use it properly" She carried the artifact to the Cage and fit the end over the hole in the center of the lid "Move to the side," she coirl had obeyed, pushed the shaft all the way to the botto

"Did you know it could do that?" Torin muttered to Reyes

"No"

"We’re obviously idiots"

If you only knew the half of it, darling "Char Star first? With it, we could save all the others in a blink"

"Yes Do it"

"Morning Star?" Reyes asked

She ignored hi, "Fit your hands around the Rod," to Danika "And don’t reiven permission" She didn’t have to end with If you fail to obey ry, because once a coe was forced to do it

Slowly the girl reached out

"By the way," Keeley added "This ht not be the ies"