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I snapped athered the wind like a hard coil, and sent it arrowing for Quinn
It sla a wind shear not strong enough to do hih for just what it had to do
Break a bottle in his front jacket pocket
I felt it pop, like a sudden change in air pressure
Quinn flopped down on his back, twisting silently in agony For a few seconds Jonathan didn’t move, and then he slowly bent down and reached in Quinn’s pocket
He took out a handful of broken glass and sifted it onto the sand
"You don’t ownto hurt?"
Quinn ed to choke out a feords, after all " ordered defend life"
"I didn’t let her kill you," Jonathan said, and sine ever seeing "It’ll probably take you days to die I’ll watch over you the whole lis you’ve done in your life It’s the least I can do"
Quinn’s eyes widened Whether it was outed out of histen long seconds
Then collapsed
"Is he dead?" I asked quietly
Jonathan leaned over and studied him closely Then he reached down, hauled him up by the arm, and before anyone could stop him, pitched Quinn li floodwater
"Yep," he said, and walked away He called back over his shoulder, "I’ home Take care of the kid Keep him out of trouble"
"Wait!" I yelled it, desperately "What about David?"
He stopped walking, but he didn’t turn back His shoulders tightened, and then slowly relaxed
"You broke hiet outback at our old stoe I’d spent an entire day showering, bathing, showering, and sleeping with David’s sealed bottle resting in my arms; when I came downstairs the next day I looked rested, relaxed, and heavily abused Bruises up and down ernails Sunburn on my face, not toon to a smile an effort
Thank God for aspirin and Vivarin
Paul aiting, along with Marion, Lewis, and a few others Wardens all, at least in name
"Jo" Paul tried to put his arms around me I backed him off with a look and took a seat on the couch After a pause, he followed suit He glanced frouess we can call this a qualified success"
"Qualified," I repeated "What did we qualify for? Bonuses? Free parking?"
"Look, it’s just" Paul fidgeted, then fixed -Kevin Jonathan’s gone, and I don’t have to tell you what kind of a loss that is for us We’re just lucky that things areback toward normal"