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Boy genius indeed "What if I end upstabbing ain

"You won’t You have control of your an continued, "I’ll link with you to ensure you don’t"

"You’re going to an’s face lit up at the compliment "Does that mean you’ll try?"

"Yes, but I’an ht" He explained how to build the shield

The steps re nets he’d helped repair on the coast of MD-1 First he wove a web of ic threads coated withoil was the only way he could describe it The oil repelled htened the strands until they for Valek’s napkin-folding skills transferred over to creating shields By the end of the afternoon, Valek had it down and even enius

"That’s all for today, or Aunt Yelena is gonna kill eration, but Yelena did insist Valek take another day off, which became a pattern--one day of rest, followed by a work day

On the sixth day, Teegan said, "I think we’ve explored all the ic talents that I know We could test the extent of your skills with ht be a Story Weaver"

Doubtful "Will that helpOwen?"

"Not unless you want to heal his uish" And pain and death His fingers twitched at the thought "We can deter the Cartel "Let’s see if the two of us can reach Bain frorasped his hand

The boy’s power surged northwest, seeking Bain His ability to bypass all the other people along the route i for the an said, "Master Bain and I have linked before It’s super easy to find so a yellow dandelion in a grassy field"

However, even with their coth, they were unable to reach Bain Disappointed but not surprised, Valek strode to Onyx, who napped in the er "Do you kno er "Not h to contact all the Masters?"

"Not you, but I ht be able to, if I keep the conversations short"

Valek guessed that would have to do

On the ride back to town, Teegan grabbed Valek’s ar him when they were a couple blocks away from the tailor shop

Instantly alert, Valek scanned the surroundings "Trouble?"

"Yes"

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