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"Here" Torin removed his tuxedo jacket and handed it to her Cress hesitated, hearing Iko’s voice in her head--that doesn’thi in the jacket, but already she felt more co an inside pocket and sliding the gun into it with an enormous sense of relief

"His Majesty is expected to be in the main hall within the next two minutes," Torin said, then passed his attention to a baffled Kai "I’m confident I can delay them for at least fifteen more"

Seventy-Six

Kai wasn’t sure if he or Cress was in the lead as they rushed through the abandoned corridors, their footsteps loud and brisk When Cress started to fall behind, struggling to keep up, he forced hi to try to accoun," he said, as if they’d been discussing it, although they’d hardly spoken since parting ith Torin "We’re going to take care of this diplomatically Or … at least, sneakily If we can"

"I have no problem with that," said Cress "However, I don’t think that just because you’re an e to let you waltz into their broadcasting roo with their equipn carved into the wood A beautiful wo-eared rabbit A falcon-headed irl dressed in thespear Kai knew they were symbolic of the moon and its iotten Even Kai no longer recognized the significance

They turned down another hallway and passed over a skybridge lass A silver streaht," said Kai, "but I think I can at least get you inside" He hesitated, before adding, "Cress, I won’t be able to stay If I’et suspicious, and that’s the last thing we need right now You understand, right?"

"I understand" She dropped her voice, although the hallere e for the coronation to begin "I suspect the door locks will be coded The plan was to hack them, but Thorne had the portscreen with him…"

Kai unclipped his portscreen from his belt "Can you use mine?"

She stared at the device "You won’t … need it?"

"Not like you will I couldn’t have brought it into the cere devices are prohibited" He rolled his eyes and handed the port to her Though it once would have felt like giving up one of his li without it after Levana had it confiscated

Besides, a part of hi to under?" Cress asked, tucking the port into one of the pockets in Torin’s jacket

Kai scowled "I had the great experience of partaking in one of her propaganda videos a while back"