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‘We have to try to convince some to join us,’ says Raffe ‘And we’ll hatever we have We can’t let everyone fall, and we can’t allow a civil war to start’

I won’t be shedding tears for Uriel’s angels if they fall They’ve earned it as far as I can see

He looks at round if there’s a civil war a in this world will be scorched to the ground, regardless of ins’

Just like the Pit We would be like the hellions – half starved and insane, cowering in the shadows, constantly in fear of our angelnow?’

‘Your civilization was destroyed, but your people would survive, at least in pockets around the world The apocalypse was neverevent before Judg everybody in’ He shakes his head ‘If anyone survives that, I’nize them as human anymore’

What did the hellions look like before their invasion?

I’ve tried not to think much about the future, but in the small moments when I’ve let myself do it, I assuels were done with their rae Our world would need to be rebuilt, but there still would have been people somewhere, wouldn’t there?

Locusts, the resurrected, the low demons We’ve already been pushed beyond the limits of humanity If this continues, earth will be the new Pit

‘You should go,’ Raffe says toyour second for the contest?’

‘Nobody will remember that once they see the Watchers’

‘Are you sure you’re not just trying to avoid getting back into the truck with me and my mom?’

He almost so?’ he asks

‘I don’t know’ Every step feels like a goodbye ‘There are no safe places The only place that ht come close to that is the Resistance camp’

A small frown mars his expression ‘Froer That’s an ugly combination, Penryn They’d kill every one of us if they could’ By us, it’s clear he ue or on the dissection tables’

‘They’re as good as it gets right now,’ I say ‘And you knohere it is so you can find s went If you want’

His eyes look overto win this trial by contest, right?’

‘Absolutely’ He squeezes o

‘You better And reels out of our world when you win’

I reluctantly lift the sword strap over ht of it

Of course, he should have it now that he has his wings back I’m surprised he hasn’t taken it already They missed each other so much Besides, he can’t be part of a trial by contest without his sword