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"Yes"

"Very good I want everyone to have the knowledge and ability, whether they choose to use it or not Claire, find Gunnar in the forest and ask him to come see me Simber, keep a close eye on Will Blair and Samheed I’ll put up a shimmer shield in the entrance to this hallway so you can tell if soh it"

"And the boy … hht out loud "Yes I’ll take care of Alex ether and ht, then Let’s be as ready as possible, shall we?"

Together each person, statue, and creature in the rooht when his eyes and hand gave out froonized over Aaron "How?" he asked himself over and over after weeks of failure to produce a doorway that would lead him to his brother’s dormitory room--or anywhere, for that matter He shook his head "I know I can rescue you But how do I get to you? There’s got to be another way"

One night Alex had had all the tossing and turning he could stand He left his room, walked down the stairs, past the two statues, who both nodded civilly, and went outside for a walk to clear his lance, nor did he see Simber leap nie’s private quarters

Alex roa into the jungle, he turned back and walked diagonally in a direction alo because of the awful ate In the light froures of the four girrinos, keeping guard as they did endlessly, seely without rest

Alex cleared his throat

"We see you, Mr Blair," one said in a pleasant voice "You may approach without fear"

Alex bit his bottom lip and stepped out of the shadows "Hi--I’ quite what else to say "I’m Alex Stowe"

"Oh, so you are," said one whose name was Tina "Look, ladies, a new one has coirrinos sht, Alex? Can’t sleep? Feeling wonky?"

"Ho did you know?" Alex could feel the ground shiver just slightly as two of them sat down hard and turned their attention back to the door

"We rarely get visitors When we do, it’s usually for one of two reasons Most often so it in a different light, fro out the horrid memories of Quill"

"Does it work?"