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His expression grew proud, and a calht, ould either die retrieving Finn--or I would give hi

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"Blondie!" Finn’s face lit up to seefor us in the rest area parking lot, leaning against his scorched sedan, the falcon perched on the hood

Aric had pulled up not far away, strategically parked for a fast exit He stepped out, seelared at his lack of helot out "Really, Aric?" Okay,

He hiked his shoulders "Stay close to , "like a shadow, you"

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I hadn’t seen Finn inover to hug me He looked like he’d lost a twenty pounds, and his clothes were threadbare

I hugged him, shocked by how skinny he was "I ainst Aric "How did you part ith Joules and Gabe?"

"Told theed "And that I wasn’t really cool with ganking Death, since the Reaper’s gonna let me crash on his couch for the rest of oddamned leave?"

"Don’t mind him" I believed Finn, so I ushered him to the truck When I opened the back door, the falcon swooped inside

Lark didn’t want to take her eyes off her guy A

Finn hesitated at the door "Really sorry about Jack, Eves The Cajun was a class act One of the best guys I’ve ever met" Finn had spent months out in the Ash with hiether a hoiven his life for Jack

I ht by his side till the end" Twist, tighten, constrict I felt Aric’s gaze onwhy my eyes didn’t water? They would soon, if he had his way

"Yeah She was Idirty-blond hair off his forehead "You ever hear from Matto?"

Aric suddenly drew one of his swords "We aren’t alone, sievā Get into the car"

Not likely I shoved Finn into the back, then turned and readied for a fight My thorn claws sharpened, and I bled vines into the broken paveht shot toward Aric A javelin! "Aric, watch out--"

Like a blur, he’dcaught it with one hand--before I’d even finished ed for this, Tower!" he called "You can never have too , silver javelin in his palm, and it retracted into a baton