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Froht at HQ, I knew that the only way I’d be able to face myself in the future was if I tried, as hard as I could, to redirect the League’s resources into freeing the kids still in camps Over the pastI remembered about Thurmond, from the way the PSFs patrolled, to when they rotated, to two camera blind spots we’d discovered

It became an addiction in a way; every ti around the fire pit at East River, listening to Liam talk passionately about hoe needed to be the ones to help ourselves and one another, that no organization would ever get past its own needs or iht, of course--that had become more than apparent to me over the last six months

I believed him Believed in him But I had also thrown him off this path e separated, and now I needed to be the one to continue down it

"I understand, sir"

"I’ve had copies made," he said "We’ll discuss it later at our senior staffI can’t make any promises, but after all of the hard work you’ve done for us these past few months, you--"

I had no idea where that sentence was headed, and I never would Without bothering to knock, another one of the advisers, Horse Teeth, stuck his head of silver hair in and opened histhere Frog Lips pushed hiainst and said simply, "Snowfall?"

Horse Teeth shook his head "It’s ere afraid of"

"Daain "Is Professor alive?"

"Yes, but her work--"

All three sets of eyes were suddenly turned toward o

"I’ll be in the atrium," I murmured, "if you still needLips’s voice that followed h the door as it shut behind ood idea We warned her!"

Curiosity keptfor so about Theover his oversize lips in a torrent I tried to remember the last time I had seen one of them so worked up, and couldn’t--Jude always joked they were part robot, programmed to do their tasks with the least amount of heart possible

"She took precautions; it’s not all lost," Alban said calmly "Let it never be said that woman lets herself be blinded by love Walk with ht have to take a teae the mess there--"

I only needed to hear the footsteps approaching frootten what little infor I turned as a cluster of kids passed bylanced back, Alban stood outside his office door, letting the advisers work their whispers into a buzz around his ears He didn’t acknowledge me, but I felt his eyes follow ht

A few hours later, I was still in the atriu for a convenient slot in Alban’s schedule for me to scramble someone’s brain Nico had shown up a few ht a sandwich over to me, but between the two of us, I’m not sure as less interested in their dinner