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"And youyou trust hi his hands in his pockets "He saved Ada, and he’s helped bring back others in the past few days Why shouldn’t we trust him? Because he’s a thief?"

Like h cost of misplaced faith "But we can’t be sure, can we?"

"You’re not sure of anyone," Kilorn sighs, annoyed He scuffs his shoe in the dirt, wanting to sayhe shouldn’t

"He’s out with Farley now Not a bad scout," Cal adds in support Of Kilorn I’? What world a up in?"

A true smile splits Cal’s face, as well as Kilorn’s

"He’s not as bad as youat the prince

Cal laughs A soft noise, tainted by all that came before "Likewise"

I prod at Cal’s shoulder, just to "

"Thank ain He runs a hand along his jaw, scratching through a sliht he watched his father die "Ada’s more useful than the outlaws, if you can believe it"

"I can" A swirl of abilities flashes through my mind, each oneI’ve ever seen before," he ad off sparks that soon turn into a twisting ball of fla his sleeve, before he lazily tosses it to the s in the ht, replacing the setting sun "She’s smart, incredibly so Reovernor’s library"

And just like that, my vision of another warrior is snuffed out "Helpful," I bite out "I’ll be sure to ask her to tell us a story later on"

"Told you she wouldn’t get it," Kilorn says

But Cal presses on "She has perfect ence Every moment of every day, every face she’s ever seen, every word she’s ever overheard she remembers Every medical journal or history book or oes for practical lessons, too"

As much as I’d prefer a storm wielder, I can understand the value of a person like this If only Julian was here He’d spend day and night studying Ada, trying to understand such a strange ability "Practical lessons? Youlike pride crosses Cal’s face "I’ what I can to teach her She’s already a pretty decent shot And she finished the Blackrun flight "