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They looked down at me The soil melted and drooled around them

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I threw out my hands Flare, Carnelian, hello! I’m so sorry! I talked like Briar did when he courted a rich lady while stealing her bracelet He didn’t steal anyencies Maybe the quartz is a toy e better Are you tired? Were you bored? I was so busy helping ot to check on you! Honestly, I thought you would have solved it long ago

You trapped us! Flare raised a fist You wanted to seal us up so we couldn’t get out!

I grinned at hiot you to do it To stop us fro fun Carnelian crossed her arms They never want to have fun

When would they do that? I asked I don’t go near the silly Shall I tell you how the quartz toy works? Or do you want the other game I have for you?

That was no toy! Bits of flarabbed for me

I flowed just out of his reach Then why did I set you free? Honestly, Flare, if you’re going to be like this, maybe you’re not ready to be out In the world above, we understand things like quartz toys

Flare split in two He shot at h the soil, then flew up, putting the granite between us He round and the stone shiver when he struck the two-foot-thick shield

I backed up until I felt heat behind round, past the shield, to follow me She’d also reshaped herself, so that so She couldn’t h, not when rocks a the flames into a tunic of blue fire And as the trick of the quartz toy?

I foldedIt er Don’t you like that? You would have broken out soon I’m curious--is Flare your brother? Do you come from the sa, that you’re so close?