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Kelia taps her sword on the ground and stares at the space where Sethan stood

"Naito will never forgive himself if you die," I tell her Her silver eyes rise to meet mine Edarratae flash across a tensed jaw

"Then I better not die," she says softly Then, estures to the ladder I’e in Toilantes are aswith theh and make my way down the ladder, then the stairs I alround floor The entryway is wet All the first floor is There’s still soed to wash most of it away

"This way," Kelia says

I follow her toward the back of the inn, ducking beneath the e pass Naito’s at the back door Aren is, too He yanks me to the floor as soon as I enter the narroashroo low," I snap back

A flicker of some unidentifiable emotion shines in his eyes when Iin Fae to Naito A second later, he and Kelia open fissures and disappear

"They’re going to create a diversion," Naito tells , we’ll run for the trail Aren and a few others will try to keep our path clear, but don’t stop "

He rises up a little to keep a watch out the smallin the back door Tohtly around its grip The fir to use it if necessary

"Would your father really kill you?"

He glances at ilante when you met Kelia?"

His expression softens at the mention of her nas off pipes in the wall I flatten round, closeseconds, it does

Naito shakes glass from his hair The door’sis completely blown out now

The silence that follows makes me uneasy, especially when it stretches out over several minutes I want to throw open the door and take my chances, but the rational part of my brain tells ether?"

"Yeah" He rises to peek outside again

"Even though most fae don’t like humans?"

"Most Court fae don’t like hu’s fault He thinks we’re destroying their ic" We’re at least darows stronger in some centuries, weaker in others" Naito sinks back down and studiesinvolved with a fae?"

"Of course not," I say quickly I’ve heard Naito’s theory before; fae use it to excuse the little souvenirs they take back to their world

"I highly recommend it," he continues "Sex with the edarratae" He shakes his head and a ss at his lips "Trust ain"

I glance away, hoping Naito doesn’t notice , unblinking blue eyes staring at ap between the hot-water heater and the wall

I stretch my hand out It’s the only invitation he needs With a chirp-squeak, he darts intois covered in silver dust and treht I should leave hi since I found hione I won’t abandon hi of my backpack, it was on top of the fae’s supplies in the breakfast nook Carrying the ki with hi him to stay