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I shake my head "Not that I know of"

He settles a hand on his pistol, draws up his spine, and spits at the floor "Well, Command did order ether"

The infirood place to wait Sara was allowed to leave the barracks designated for Silver use, and she made quick work of anyone injured Now the beds are ein front of ray Another storm maybe, or perhaps ht today The sheets are soft, worn by too e to pull them up and over , each one breaking hard as an iron wave Shade’s lastforback to save o, when I hid in the woods, unable to face Gisa and her broken hand Now I can’t stand the thought of returning tothe hole Shade left behind They are certainly wondering where I airl who cost them a son But it is not a Barrow that finds me here

"Shall I co sorry for yourself?"

I sit up sharply, only to see Julian standing at the foot ofteeth, courtesy of Sara But for the mismatched clothes, leftovers froain I expect a s Not froet a ainst the thin pillow

"Byfor the better part of an hour I think that’shis best to be kind It isn’t working

"If youon the Colonel We have an operation to plan, and he’s rounding up volunteers as we speak" So there But Julian isn’t that easily deterred

"And you decided taking a nap was a better use of your ti down a bunch of very ju with your own grieving family?"

"I have not missed your lectures, Julian"

"You lie well, Mare," he says, s

He closes the distance between us al to sit beside me He smells clean, fresh from a shower This close, I can see how thin he’s become, and the hollow emptiness of his eyes Even Sara cannot heal minds "And a lecture needs a listener You are certainly not listening toh to let hioing to yell at me too?"

He s I didn’t have to "No, you haven’t"

"And I’m not about to start now I have only come to tell you what you need to hear I will not make you listen, I will not make you obey I leave you the choice As it should be"

"Okay"

"I told you once that anyone can betray anyone I know you reain Anyone, anything, can betray anyone Even your own heart"