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"Nanny," he ers, he closes the captain’s eyes forever Behind hi at him It only takes a moment before her features h of relief Even a fake Maven is nearly too much for me to bear

A hiss of static crackles at Iral’s belt His radio--the co contact "Captain Iral! Captain, what’s going on down there? We lost visual"

"Just a ht spread, ht not"

"Received, Captain"

Carie She lays a hand on the red door

"This way," she says, alhs of the dying

I feel the prison’s co all the cah the sharp turns of its hallways The corridors are white tile, just like the entrance, but not so clean If I look closely, I can see blood between the tiles, turned brown by time Someone tried to wash ahatever happened, but they weren’t thorough enough Red blood is so hard to clean up I see the queen in this, in whatever nightmares she’s concocted deep in the bowels of Corros

She’s here soht even be co for us now, alerted to a disturbance I hope she is I hope she turns the corner right now, so I can kill her

But instead of Queen Elara, we round the bend to find another door with a large D on it and no lock Ca at the switch panel It co

"We have to go through here to get to co her head at the door "There are two uards inside Be ready"

Cal quietly clears his throat, dangling the key in front of her "Oh," she gru, and takes it fro slot on the switch "Tell ins, but he’s already stepped forward, bracing hiuised as Captain Iral They both knohat they e of tears, her hands twitching up and down her arms, as if she’s afraid she’s lost a limb Farley reaches out, only to be batted away My heart sinks when I realize I don’t kno to co or a slap?

"Watch our backs," I bark at her, electing what I hope is the happyat s at the strands of dark hair Slowly, she nods, turning on the spot to watch the empty corridor behind us Her sniffles echo off the tile