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Derek also looked taken aback "So you left…just like that"

Cameron raised a brow "Of course, Derek It was obvious that the only reason they wanted to ence on The Shade And who knohat means they would have resorted to in order to force the infor was our only option We could never betray you"

"Besides," Liana said, "it was about tih, is it?" I said "You’re here for good now"

Cameron and Liana nodded slowly

I looked at their children for a reaction They both appeared to be surprisingly resolved about the idea Of course, we had plenty of youths here they couldused to life on this strange dark island

"There are five hunter ships outside the boundary noatching the island," Eli said, looking seriously at Cah his spectacles

"But so far that’s all they’ve done," I said "Watch"

A silence fell as Cameron and Liana looked at us uneasily

"You haven’t considered launching an attack to get rid of thelanced my way There was an undercurrent of conflict in his expression, but I was relieved when he replied, "For now they have done nothing to directly har with the huood for anyone We need to avoid bloodshed as much as possible"

A sed your tune, Novak Since when are you a pacifist?"

Derek clenched his jaw, eyeingon my nerves every second of the day"