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"We're surrounded," Tescadji said, glancing at Jenius "Chief, youact for us"

"It takes tiued "And I can't take you all back withbefore I arrived at the exit point You'd all be trapped between ti to burn up our house!" Sedriil said, indignant as he was frightened "What other choice do we have?"

"We can fight," Skori said

"That wouldn't be advisable," Tescadji warned "They have the place surrounded And we're outnumbered about five to one"

"I think I understand Skori's point," Aldrec said, approaching the front door "But no one said that we all had to fight And …" He nodded towards Skori, who followed, " …there are two beings in this house who aren't all that they seelance towards Tescadji But he knew that his talents were best kept an unknown for the ti the rest of the family into the house's interior- would be better suited to protecting non-combatants

Aldrec and Skori storht to relative safety The door slammed upon its stopper with a loud thump as Aldrec threw it open; the sound was nearly drowned out by the jeers of the crowd

Each member of the mob brandished a weapon of some sort, from kitchen knives and blocks of wood, to Molotovs and bolt caster pistols Eerily, this brought forth in Aldrec a ue, when people were so frightened that they sent lyncha carrier of the dreaded plague But this wasthat tiroups Moreover, no one ever sent a mob after just one or two people

"At least the elves decided to do it quietly," he muttered as Skori came to his side "All this, because I happened to fall in love with your sister," he said with a derisive snort

"Don't blame yourself," Skori replied "Love needs no purpose Trust me; I know"

"What do you ith us?" Skori called out to the rabble

"This doesn't concern you, you walking tin can!" A stocky, dark-skinned, bald irlfriend!"