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When his eyes went starry as he gazed down at me, I released the tourniquet onanyway "My powerful knight" I peered up at him with all the love I felt for him "Knew youcouldn’t be dead" I reached for his face, but th, sievā"

"Baggers bit ht?"

"It will not coet you well from this"

Mist swirled around us as we rode at a breakneck pace Hoas he still going? "Will you take careof Gran?"

"You will not die! I will not allow it"

I tried to shake my head Mistake Neck broken? "E finale"

"You led the Sun in the exact wrong direction, love"

I had? Naturally "Will you killRichter for enerate"

"Sol said the bitesneutralize Arcana powers Healinginside o

Like a wolf slowly breaking my neck

After the tiniest hesitation, Aric said, "Doesn’t reed Which s" All the things I hts in

I trusted Aric to pick as ie of unconsciousness again

Whatever I’d said affected him He yanked off his helmet so he could press his lips to my forehead as he clutched ain; I jolted back to awareness when Aric yelled, "Circe, let us pass!"

The sound of waves, and then water receding Was the Priestess nearby?

Thanatos galloped upward, upward, the air growing even colder Just when I was about to drift off again, Aric told me, "We’re home"

I was back at the castle of lost tiate and into the courtyard Hooves clattered on the brick Gas lights stungyou help Just hold on" Aric cradled ainst his chest as he dropped froet the EMT!"

LarkI’d missed her over the last feeeks She’d led Aric to ht to save o in the nursery, boss," she answered "Under the sunlamps, just like you said"