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Before Iko could process an indignant response, Kinney said, "E the other Earthens to the ports?"

The Lunars nodded, a few pointing to the open door "That way," said the offensive woet to tell Her Majesty that we stayed behind!"

They ignored her and barreled toward the door

Iko started to look up the most direct route to the ports, but it becao, so she allowed hi before her audio sensor picked up on voices echoing down the corridor

They turned a corner and Iko saw the source of the noise up ahead--here were the hundreds of Lunar aristocrats, staggered in a h a doorway into a stairwell that would lead the the chatter, her audio input recognized a voice

Kai

She picked up her speed The Lunars, who didn’t notice her until she was right behind theainst the walls to let her pass

"Kai!"

The crowd shifted Kai and his adviser, Konn Torin, stood beside the stairwell door, urging the crowd to move faster, to keep pace

His eyes collided with her Relief Happiness "Iko?"

She threw herself into Kai’s ar on the side of her face or the holes in her torso He squeezed her back "Iko Thank the stars"

Just as fast as he had elanced past her shoulder, but his joy fell when he saw only Kinney at her side "Where’s Cinder?"

Iko, too, glanced back Kinney was sneering contemptuously at Kai’s hand on Iko’s broken ar for Levana We think she went to the throne room"

"Alone?"

She nodded "She wanteda frustrated breath, Kai nudged Iko and Kinney against the wall, clearing a path for those Lunars still waiting to descend

"We’reeveryone down to the spaceship ports It will be the safest place while the fighting continues and keep any more puppets out of Levana’s hands" He squeezed Iko’s hand, and her wiring buzzed with delight "Do you think you’d be able to open the ports to let the ships out if I got you down there?"

Kinney answered before she could "I know the access code"

Iko turned to hi," he said, with a nonchalant shrug

Kai gave hiuard was helping theo find Cinder"

Eighty-Six

Jacin was holding her hand, his fingers strong and tense, like he was afraid she would vanish if he loosened his grip They elev tunnels into Artemisia Central Winter’s childhood hohost She felt like a conqueror

It had taken hours for the dozens of the nearest sectors, spreading the word of Selene’s survival and the call to ar the people to stand with the than she’d expected Already spurred on by the first video Cinder had broadcast and incensed by Levana’s atteain--the people were in a frenzy by the time Jacin and Winter arrived to tell them their news Many were already on their way to the capital