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"What will you need?" Jenius said

"Just your orb again," Sedriil answered, holding out his hand "It shouldn't take long"

Jenius relinquished his orb once more, and Sedriil connected himself to the Orb Network A minute passed … Two minutes passed … Three … Sedriil's expression transforan to bead at his brow, and his grip tightened upon the orb Even though they were supposed to be indestructible, Jenius started to worry that the android's strength h to break it

Sedriil's eyes suddenly flew open, and his grip upon the orb loosened Had it not been suspended in the air by its own ic, it would have fallen directly upon his foot

"Brother …?" Skori said tentatively

"Did you find her?" Noroa added

"No," Sedriil said, a bewildered expression slowly developing upon his face

"What do you mean, 'no'?" Skori asked

"Noto look upon his brother "I couldn't find her The syste me that the number was not found"

"Maybe you just didn'tup, and approaching Sedriil's side Even Alae at this news "Orcodec nuional, and then ide search," Sedriil said, shaking his head, as if warding off the impossibility of it all "I did them each three times just to make certain But each time, the results were the same: number not found And yes, sister, before you ask, I cross-referenced the number with the archives It wasn't recent, but her name is listed It's … as if she fell off the face of the planet" He hiccupped a growing sob back down into his stomach "But that's just iical!"

"Meri …" Alae away "No …"

"Wait; it's probably not as illogical as you think," Tescadji said abruptly in the midst of the collected ht? Perhaps he has her under soned to be able to penetrate all known technological and ical barriers," Sedriil said "There's not a known spell that could cloak anyone fro up the sleeve on his white shirt, revealing the complex array of runes tattooed upon his forearame" He then stood beside Skori, and held his aran to co white-hot