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But the truth was out Thanks to Cinder’s video, now everyone knehat lurked beneath the illusion Hopefully they would be able to find the queen while she was still shaken frouards up ahead"

They rounded a corner, and she was right--two guards stood in front of a set of ornate doors, huge guns already trained on theood hand in a show of innocence She tried to s cheek ht of her abilities

Then recognition sparked through her processor "You!" she screauard was immobile, probably thanks to Cinder, his face was free to tith disgust as his eyes traveled the length of Iko’s battered body, dead wires, loose parts, and all

"And you’re that disturbing robot"

Iko bristled "The correct ternorant, inconsiderate--"

"Iko"

She cla

Cinder cocked her head to the side "So you’re the one who killed Levana’s captain of the guard?"

"I did," he said

The second guard snarled, casting his glare between his coh echoed through the first guard’s throat--Kinney, Iko reyou"

"Fine," Cinder drawled, though Iko could tell she didn’t fully trust hi as you don’t try to harm us, I have no reason to manipulate you" It wasn’t a real concession If he tried anything, Iko knew Cinder could stop him

Thethat’s been causing so much trouble"

"Wow," Ikonoseto overdo it on the sarcasotten used to people looking at her like she was human Not only hu aruard saas a broken machine

Not that his opinion -Winter’s-life thing, which was probably a fluke

"Is Levana in there?" Cinder asked, gesturing to the barred doors

"No, just the coronation guests Our orders were to contain thee retrieves thehter all the Earthens if you don’t surrender"

"Sounds like her," said Cinder, "but I doubt she has the strength to glaht now Otherwise, I think she would have coht here"

Kinney frowned, speculative He wouldn’t have seen the video He didn’t know that the truth beneath Levana’s glao?" asked Cinder "If she was trying to lure me soed "The throne roouess"

Cinder’s jaw flexed "That’s where the feast was the other night? With the balcony over the lake?"

Kinney had started to nod when the second guard reeled his head back and spat Literally spat on this gorgeous tile floor

"Oh!" Iko cried "You heathen!"