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"I did Thank you for helping to save my life"

"Yeah, well, you owe me" Her smile faded "I don’t suppose you saw Finn anywhere?"

I shook ht he’d be at Fort Arcana, but the place was abandoned I sawpart of Cyclops" Hadn’t the wolf come to see me? Or had I drea attack, Fortune flew over it with Richter She was just carting hi Heup the place"

As long as I was alive, Richter’s days were nuhter with screa, barely got to an outbound truck I leapt up to fang the chopper to buy tie to hear her talk like this, as if she’d been there Which she kind of had been In the form of Cyclops Red of tooth and claw And later she’d attacked Fortune through Scarface--saving me

"Those choppers drive me--I mean, my wolves--batty Anyway, Richter shot up Cyclops until I couldn’t hold on I dropped right in theminefield And ouch Needless to say, I couldn’t keep up with Finn’s truck" Her eyes flickered animal red as she said, "When we take care of Richter, save Fortune for me That bitch and I have a date"

"Noted Did your falcon survive?"

"Yeah She’s one of the scouts I’ve got searching for Finn" Lark shuffled her feet "Death toldout to meet Jack, to leave with him"

And yet Aric had come for me and saved my life

"Eves, I’m really sorry about the Cajun"

I sed past the lump in my throat My recovery seehten it!

A sudden thought occurred "Lark, where are the clothes I earing?"

"Dunno Paul probably burned the--"

"There was a ribbon in my pocket" My last physical tie to Jack "Please find it! Please!"

"I’ll try" Cocking her head, sheGotta scram I’ll check back in later"

I had so many more questions, but Lark slipped out

Aric entered with Gran, helping her along with his gloved hands