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"Taylor, help me," he said

"I will," she said

"You can talk!"

"Yes," she said, and she seemed a bit baffled by it

"Okay, listen, Taylor I need so you can get one No nod of the head, not a word

He dragged hi fro from the unusual work de to die And he, the big protector, the warrior, wouldn’t even be there for the final battle Eventually Gaia would come back down the road, find hi

Why hadn’t she already?

Wait a minute, why hadn’t she killed him? It made no sense She should have

Taylor was suddenly in front of hie And a pencil

"Thank you"

Who should he write to? A last "I love you" for Astrid? She would sneer if he used this final opportunity for a stupid roood-byes Not yet

He tried to think clearly Edilio would have a battle to fight Dekka would be in it, too, and if Sam asked her, she would come to save him, no matter what He couldn’t do that to her and the others It had to be someone resourceful Someone with no powers necessary for the battle So The first as "Quinn"

Edilio was in the road, holding an automatic rifle

It was an ambush Caine saw it immediately Not that he saw anyone out there aside fro there in thewas in Caine’s ar was hard to decipher, not sonized Gaia sounded as if she was singing, "Mmmm Bop Bop Bop"

"Mmmmm Bop Bop Bop There’s a person up there," Gaia said She took out her earbuds

"Yes," Caine said He didn’t dare speak another word unasked He tried to think, but inside he was cringing, waiting in mortal terror of the pain

What was Edilio up to? Did he think he could outfight Gaia?

Only Edilio was visible They didn’t have Sam over there, obviously, which meant they probably had Dekka and Brianna, Jack and Orc Could they really take on Gaia?

Maybe If he helped theht moment he committed: all-in And if they failed? What she would do to hi for it, but she would just go right on and he would--

"Who is it?" Gaia asked

Would she know if he lied? He couldn’t hesitate "I think it’s Edilio"