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Minutes later Aiden a frown on his face walked in with Ryuu "What’s this about using a guest suite?"

Meryn nodded "It’s been reserved for uest suite next to theout as our command central" Meryn reached down to her ever-present backpack and pulled out her laptop

Aiden just stared then shook his head "I’ to ask" He turned to Jaxon and Noah "Welco to Colton to move Lennox to another room

"Just like that?" Noah whispered

"I told you buddy I had a good feeling about this, like ere supposed to be here" Jaxon punched his friend lightly in the shoulder

Elizabeth felt a sliver of ice slide down her spine at his words She looked over to Ryuu and saw that he too had felt soht than he knew, they were meant to be here

"Meryn" Elizabeth started

Meryn waved a hand at her "Shush for a second, raet a sixth man He’ll be the unit’s eyes and ears, their communication link and relay" Meryn tapped away furiously

"So mote it be," Ryuu whispered from the other side of the room

Elizabeth clearly saw the important role these two underestimated and overlooked men would play and why Meryn was so necessary to be, who she here she was, and who she was ne is in order," Elizabeth said sitting up She atching history unfold right before her She also realized why she was brought to Lycaonia Meryn raanize it and keep it running

"I do believe you are right," Ryuu said and went to the kitchen

Meryn, Jaxon and Noah stared at her as if she lost her lasses and an open bottle He poured a glass for each of thelasses to toast when the warriors and trainees walked in froe They looked around in confusion Ryuu nodded to Elizabeth

She responded the only way she kne

She stood and lifted her glass to the roo one of her favorite quotes of all ti had never come to me I wish none of this had happened So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide All we have to decide is what to do with the tiiven to us There are other forces at work in this world, Frodo, besides the will of evil"

"May we perforlass in salute Together they both downed their glasses Meryn, Jaxon and Noah grinning, drank theirs