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His eyes were closed, face relaxed "When they ca they were thinking, what they wanted It was the same for Dawson and Dee We were i I wanted to go with theazes locked "It was like I forgot everything except the"

I couldn’t even wrap my head around that "Do you hear theround" He paused "It’s not the first ti like that has happened When a lot of us are around one another, it can get hard, because it’s like ain the colony When there are so , and you’re influenced into things you don’t want You’re not an individual You’re a whole I just didn’t know it could be as strong as it hen they came"

"But you beat it," I reminded him, because he sounded almost disappointed in himself

"Because of what I felt for you Same with Dawson, and obviously any other Luxen who is connected to so his head "Those who came, they are different from the rest of us I know that’s obvious now, but theythey’re so cold No eh him "I don’t remeuess we aren’t like that because we’ve been around huerous, Kat More than I think we even realize"

As I s a kiss on the center ofin the universe has a weakness"

Daeh mine "In every colony, there is an Elder who pretty roup I know that out of those who have arrived, there has to be one who is kind of likelike their sergeant Their queen in a hive Taking out that person won’t end this, but it eaken them--the hold they have over other Luxen"

Like Dee

"Any idea who that is or where that person is?" I asked

His lips kicked up on one side "No Rolland kept it pretty hidden, and now that makes sense Because of Sadi, he knew better than to share that little piece of inforin, but I think she’s not the only one who’s been pretending and hiding out a I never really noticed until I was leaving the colony, when I cauy There was also so off about his that didn’t ether until Archer revealed what he was--you know, the eye coloring" He rolled onto his back, exhaling slowly "Ethan Smith"

It took me a moment to remember who he was "He’s the Elder from the colony back home?"

He nodded "His eyes are just like Archer’s and Luc’s"

"Holy crap," I breathed Sitting up, I folded ins soet the rest of the Luxen here, the question is why?"

Daeaze shifted to ht? Why would so with the Luxen?"