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They all fell silent at his naain

"It’s okay," Ava said after the silence had dragged on too long "Part of etting"

Mala threw a look over her shoulder and signed soet," Brook translated "Don’t worry that you’ll forget"

"Thanks, Mala"

Renata changed the subject "I want to take you into the field"

Mala wheeled around and immediately went to run beside Renata as Brooke and Ava took the lead on the trail Neither she nor Brooke could see the other women; they could only listen to the one-sided conversation

"I know that"

A pause

"Can you ie asset Plus, she’s a seer Once she’s had er pause

"I haven’t forgotten, but it’s been two hundred years Sari is going to have to get past her--"

Another pause and a few disapproving clicks of the tongue

"I know, I know" There was silence, and Ava chanced a glance over her shoulder, but Mala and Renata were both jogging and not looking at her

"I still think it’s worth suggesting," Renata said "She wouldn’t even have to be close to help She’d be… advance intelligence And once she can understand e, she’d be invaluable We could protect her Partner her with soer--"

Malaslightly as she signed

"Fine I’ll wait"

Ava looked over her shoulder again but didn’t see anything Brooke caught her eye and grinned Ava seized on Renata’s words With her range and accuracy, she’d be a huge asset Could the voices that had driven her near to insanity be the key to avenging Malachi’s death?