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I heardquietly on the other side of the door, but when I stepped out of the bathroom, she immediately fell silent "What?" I said, and she shook her head

"Nothing, sweetheart I’ll see you in a bit" I would’ve had to be blind toas he ledall right?" he said, clasping his hands behind his back Gathering what determination I had left, I slipped o when he tensed One day he wouldn’t, and until then, he had to get used tothere

"I’ve had better months," I said, a weak attempt at a joke

He didn’t smile "Did Theo heal you?"

He nodded "I fetched the others a short while ago I will send Theo to our room once Walter has f inished with you"

That sounded ominous "Is hewas still off, and I hugged his arm, pleased when he didn’t move away "Are you?"

This tiry If what hting like hell to keepwhen it’d mattered thein the Underworld Not exactly the s I’d ever done, but I hadn’t had a choice Surely Henry understood that

"I won’t say I’ after you andyou, and I’ out of the cavern"

He unclasped his hands and took htly, but it was more than I expected, and hope f luttered inside of ize," he said "I am ae left you and the others with no choice I a put you in that situation to begin with"

So he was bla hi h You had no idea what Calliope and Cronus were planning, and you did your best hat you had"

"Yes," he said softly, "I suppose we did That makes what Walter and I are about to ask of you even more foolish" We stopped in front of a nondescript door, and I frowned

"What do you o of my hand to set his on the doorknob, but he didn’t turn it yet "I will be with you the entire ti will happen to you"

My heart f luttered, and I racked ht wantwould happen to me Unless Cronus was inside

As he opened the door, I realized what he meant, and all the tension that had left me earlier f looded back I stopped cold, and he draped his arm around my shoulders protectively