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She snorts "Why don’t you ask Caden to do that? She’s his little project"

I look at her sharply Why would she think that? Because he savedmore to the comment?

The smile leaves Phelps’s face "Caden’s a captain He has responsibilities I don’t think I need to remind you of that You can do your part"

Rhiannon ducks her head, looking like a child who just got her hand slapped "Sure Okay I can do it"

"Thought so Fetch her soain, looking at her this ti all this forto wear as punishment

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June 3, 2021

News out of Nogales, Arizona, today reports the discovery of a cell of carriers nu approximately thirty in the Meadow Hills area Local law enforceency arrived and evacuated the surrounding area By 9:50 a Officials on-site declined to comment It is not known at this tie

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THE COMPOUND OUTSIDE THE INFIRMARY ISN’T exactly what I expected Even utilitarian, it’s bigger than I iray paint Sparse décor Mostly e central roo off it that open to various rooe rooms, kitchens, showers, a controls roo place Rhiannon waves at the large space as alk along the upper level, a railing to our right "Everyone eats there, as well as congregates for all major announcements"

She nods toward an area full of exercise equipment and mats "You can work out there when you feel up to it It helps Especially when you feel the cabin fever coo up top?" I ask

"I’erous out there I prefer it down here A lot of us do"

Dozens of eyes trail irl pauses fro She wipes at her brow, carelessly flipping her dark braid over her shoulder as she follows my movements

"Who’s that?" I ask Rhiannon with a nod toward the irl works out