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But I wasn’t the only one as anxious, andMax to er the queen I was four again--his little girl He swung edfat kisses to , too, but I couldn’t hear hile of arms and hands and faces and juo I never wanted to be away froelina was still standing apart froelina, who looked so alone there, worry filling her clear blue eyes

I held htly I was sure I’d blind her

She took a step away froelina "What is it?" I asked And when she didn’t answer, I turned to Max and Aron and Brooklynn But all I could see was bewilderain, co crestfallen "It’s me"

She frowned, and then blinked, then turned and raced away fro Eden to run after her

brooklynn

Brook sat on the steps and stared up at the moon It was a differenttheir travels through the Scablands, different froh the icy s of Vannova

This was theirfanciful, but she couldn’t help herself It had been a hard journey and it felt good to be hoe beds Solaise on every tongue put her at ease oncehadn’t hurt either

She thought about the old days, and wondered if she wasout on a normal life because she was the commander of the ar in the restaurant once s that others had forced on her

She leaned back, letting the tips of her loose hair brush the concrete step behind her

"What are you grinning about?" Aron’s voice cut through her reverie, bringing her back to reality

Brook sat up, leaning her elbows on her knees while Aron took a seat beside her "Just thinking how nice it is to be here" It felt strange opening up to hi herself--but she was too tired to banter