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"All right, I’ll ask What do you want?"

He quirked a smile "I want you to help hed, but his expression remained the same "You’re serious? That’s the Commander’s"

"It’s ours He stole it from Sitia" Fury radiated from him

Obviously a touchy subject "It’s hidden under the Soul Mountains Only the Commander knows the location And besides, ould I help you?"

He pointed to histhe couch then to his chest

"You’ll needyour own life?"

"Trying to steal the Ice Moon is suicide Die now or die later I’d rather saveI anticipated your…reluctance"

His s smile sent a cold knife of dread intoyour brother’s life for incentive?"

Part 2

"You? Have Leif?" Doubt laced my voice

"Oh yes He’s in a secured location with ician said "If you don’t help me recover the Ice Moon froed on my couch Confidence radiated from hiic

"Do you have any proof?" I asked hi If I don’t send a e to my lass turtle

The inner core of the sculpture gloith the er, the ician could coician

Did he steal the turtle from Leif? "Is that your proof?"

"No This is for e, and you won’t have any time to find your brother before my men carry out their orders My proof lies in my memories Go on, Yelena I’ve moved the null shield Take a look"

I projected e of Leif bound and gagged and furious floated in his er bubbled, but I suppressed it For now He would pay for every ician had instructed hishie syste thea little deeper into his mind, I learned his name, Owen Moon And I discovered he had a warped sense of honor He would keep his word not to harreed to his demands and help him steal the Commander’s Ice Moon He would also not hesitate to order my brother’s death if I failed I tried to find Leif’s current location to no avail With a sudden snap, h Do you believe me?" Owen asked

"Yes"

"And your answer?"