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Dont be ridiculous, he told hi arrested, why is there just one of theeant said did do that, am I correct?

Keth swore silently as he felt a blush creep over his face His blushes always eants eyes killer?he asked, but she was shaking her head

yaskedasu, in the te dead, from what Dhaskoi Nomasdina could tell He asked eant continued An odd expression crossed her face She rubbed her nose and explained, s, ah, hes been granted the chance to cleanse himself and to rededicat e himself to the purity of the city

Keth blinked at her does thattook hieant explained got a little careless about taking death pollution out into the city proper Hes been warned before

know, youd catch criminals a lot faster if you just accepted death as part of life,Keth pointed out

what of our souls?enquired the sergeant for one dont want to come back to another life as one of the Fifth Class, or worse, a prathh She nodded to Keth day to you, Koris WarderShe walked out of the courtyard

When Tris arrived an hour later, Keth was catching up on work hed proirl produced a large-toothed coled with a particularly stubborn knot, Keth told her about the dead yaskedasu, and about Deaped at him people,she said at last wont understand the to find the one who killed that poor girl, not holed up in some tehed them its the pollution that matters

I have to wonder if theyd be so concerned about Deed to their precious Asse a crucible of sand and cheotten to use gloves or tongs He felt nothing except a gentle warainst his skin The crucible placed, he held up his hands and looked at thee was a bit of ash on his knuckles He blew it off, and noticed that Tris was loo king at hiris about whats happened to you,she pointed out can admit it, if you like I promise not to say I told you so

no,retorted Keth d just think it really loudlyHe looked at Chime, whod perched on top of the furnace t you afraid youll on

For answer, Chime curled up, tucked her o to sleep

Dont kno lobes youll do today,Tris remarked after Keth had worked in silence for a time Once Little Bear was coun to read ve been watching While your power s come back, its not what you started with yesterday

Doesnt seem a rush, since he kills every other day or so, but I still want to try,Keth said, twirling his blowpipe in one hand as he pressed a bowl lass to shape it

Ll lobe after middayShe went to the doorway and sniffed the air will be rain tonight

need it,Keth said absently as he set his bowl in the annealing oven

Other chores caught hih once she startled hi he didnt even knoas hu that one ht it et to meditate until after ical protection Keth s round their teeth to see how easy it was for this girl-child to wrap an entire building with her power and explained that days exercise to Keth He thought it was ludi crous Whoever heard of stuffing all of ones own reed to try First he selected a crucible for the job Next he iht of his power into it, as if ic were sand he meant to heat

What vexed hiht his grip, sending out darts and flares like those thrown off by his lightning globes For each spike that Keth grabbed and stuffed back into the crucible, two more seemed to sprout By the time Tris called a halt, he was hot, sweaty, irritated and out of patience The weather didn t help The air was stuffy, uned Tris to lower her barrier, convinced it hed and prepared a gather of lobe from it now His neck was stiff, his hands sore, and no ain Around mid-afternoon he threw off his shi rt and leather apron The apron only protected his clothes fronored small burns now He rolled his breeches up above his knees Tris, as aggravating as ever, had arrived wrapped around with breezes that ruffled through her pale grey c otton gown and white petticoats, leaving her with just a slight dew at her te Iforehead on his arather froht Of course, the winters are a curse froods I suppose no place is perfect

s lass bowls s Capchen But we get the sea breezes at night, even in su the midday rest period, soet wet, but then Little Bear shakes off on us and et anyway