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Clancy was lean but not slight, well-kept but not grooht, as the wind blew against us, that he ne, but that seelad ere out on the porch, where everyone by the fire pit could see us I didn’t think he was going to hurtlike that--ould he? I felt ether in front of me, then move to ure out what they wanted to be doing

I hadn’t forgottenrasp on his own abilities if he was voluntarily diving into people’s

If he had these kids following his every whiht? People didn’t help other people just for their health Clancy had the kind of confidence that alaxy Everything and everyone orbited around his light

So why couldn’t I bring ?

"I know you probably won’t ever co me after our introduction," he said, "but I a that information secret"

"It’s fine," I said "But what does that have to do with n at all He just…stared

"Will you stop?" Iboth flustered and annoyed at once "If I say you’re forgiven, will you stop doing that?"

His rin "No"

Clancy, who apparently had never been taught about respecting someone’s personal space, took a step forward, and I took a step back, off the porch,off, he seeain For whatever reason, ut, I let him

"Listen," he said, finally "The reason I told Mike not to assign you anything is because I’ that you’ll come ith me"

"Excuse me?"

"Come on, you heard me" His hand closed over my arm, and it was like a bee had been set loose inside of my skull My brain see within front his desk, staring at each other as a fire devoured everything around us

The i into my mind

I don’t kno he did it, but it was so real The is Pockets of acrid smoke bubbled up under my skin, until it felt like I was about to burst open My vision burned to black at the edges Fire bloo my hair