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Andof her ar aroundher, because I wanted her to see my face--I wanted her to see how serious, how sincerely I meant it when I repeated myself "You are incredible"

"You two have been busy, I see"

Liaainst the aisle’s endcap, eyebrows raised Zu bounded toward hi up the shirts and socks she’d picked for hi to piss his pants when he sees this!" His hand came down to rest on top of her head "Jeez, I leave you two alone for a little while and you clean out the joint Good job"

I pushed ather up the clothes and supplies we’d e up That done, we started our slow, reluctant shuffle back to the others All three of us seemed to be aware that once we left that peaceful moment, it would be behind us forever

Zu had only just darted out a few steps ahead of us when Lialad you got what I"I just wanted to ask them a few more questions"

"And you didn’t want"--I nodded toward Zu--"to hear?"

He looked down at his feet, and when he looked back up, his ears were pink "Yeah, but also…you were kind of distracting them"

"What? I’m sorry I threatened the them," Liam repeated "With your…face"

"Oh" I recovered quickly "Did you get anything useful out of them?"

"The names of a few of the friendlier tribes, a few cities under lockdown for insurrection--stuff like that I just wanted to get a sense of as happening in Virginia"

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"Nothing we didn’t have before Apparently everyone takes some sacred oath not to reveal more information than that Totally ridiculous"

"They really wouldn’t give you any round "Greg made us an offer--a trade--but we turned him down"

"What did he want?" What was so valuable that they wouldn’t trade it for the one thing that would reunite them with their families? Black Betty?