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As she passed Niko he took her arht now,she told him s really important, Niko Life and death, literally

He released her he said, his voice soft we need to talk later, you and IHe frowned at Keth Ill need a ith you, Kethlun Warder You too had better learn that es dont kill unless its unavoidable

Tris hurried on She sent her breezes out, searching for soh a current of air returned, carrying an unmistakable smell She followed it back to its source, the pratho

They backed away from their cart as she approached at a trot Then the -woloom Tris drew a handful of sparks from a braid to illuminate her face

said the boy do you ith us now?

Tris waited until she was very close to speak ve caught that killer, the one they call The Ghost,she inforn of the All-Seeing on their foreheads, though the woman snapped,

Tris nodded to her partner knows the truth of it

When the woman scowled at him, the boy said, even Eseben would be that foolishHe didnt sound as if he believed hiht him,Tris replied s confessed The aruriets out

breathed the woman

you ways to leave the city unnoticed?asked Tris The youth nodded alert everyone you can,Tris continued Tharios e without her prathmuni!

The pair traded a look, then turned their backs on Tris and raced down the alley without a word Tris hadnt expected thanks Firesword guard you all,she oddess s protection Tharios was a big city, and there were many prathmuni Not all of them would escape by dawn Perhaps soh she hoped they would have better sense

She walked back to Ferouzes, warning every prath off as the little girl slept on the bed you,Tris said, pressing a ftve-bik piece into the old woiventhe coin into her sash whats going on? He ca in here like the Hounds of War were at his heels He took that dog of yours aith him

If I tell her, all of Khapik will know by dawn, Tris realized Ferouze was a notorious gossip She shrugged dont know I found Little Bear waiting for me outside

muttered Ferouze as she let herself out mysteries and no explanations