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But the glorious elation ends too soon

The cloud of spectator angels begins co that the spectator angels are juht now that Raffe and his Watchers are defending hu, the fog around theht and look around

A cloud of locusts bursts out frolis and stingers

A bloody body drops fro moment when I can’t see any details I want to shut lued to the body as it falls

I can’t see anything until the body gets close enough When it does, there’s just enough tis flutter in the wind A scorpion tail A white streak in flowing hair

Then he se Where is she?

In the sky, the swarally in the arms of a locust followed by the rest of the sware is covered in blood I hope it’s mostly White Streak’s She drips blood fro

I don’t want to think about that I’m careful not to look too closely at White Streak, who lies broken on the bridge

The old leader is dead

I can’t get my mind around it My baby sister – queen of the locusts

Paige lashes out with her voice and hand with a fury that re, but she sweeps her arms, and the cloud of locusts follows

They crash with the spectator angels in a tudown on us as stingers and swords clash

My sister is keeping the spectator angels froht about her

A surge of pride and fear swirls inside ain, and we’re plunged into darkness

I feel a hand grabbing Pooky Bear out of ain I crouch do to stay out of the way and cover my head I just have to trust him to keep me alive while I’m blind and deaf

Behinda locust in battle

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When the lights turn back on again, I see soe from below He has histo get away froe

I run over to help hi I can’t hear a word he says, so I lie on e and look down I can see the bottoe