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"Thatlike his normal self Almost

He stands, starts to take a step away, but a flash of light cuts through the air The Court fae is in this world for all of a half second before three arrows pierce his chest I watch, not even flinching, as his soul-shadow rises into the air

This ti well"

"Nobody’s doing well" Him included

"True But everyone else here reacted when that fissure opened You didn’t You would be dead if it wasn’t for the archers" When I don’t respond, he sighs "You’re not going to recover here You should go back to your world"

"I’m fine," I say

"You just pointed out nobody is fine If you’re staying for the you like this will not cheer either of them up"

"If a fae uses illusion--"

"By the tis "Do what you will, but if you do decide to take my advice, I can have a fae fissure you to a safe place"

"I’ it to myself, maybe one day it will be true

IN the end, Lena orders o back to Earth She claims she wants me fresh and alert in case the reanized attack I don’t want to ad back in my world helps so of the Realm and the fae and the war that has taken too many lives Almost

I switch off the television The channel has been running the sah the Canadian authorities have no new inforhborhood caught fire--so did a portion of the forest behind it--and three huators theThey can’t find the tor’uhbors are certain they were there when the blaze erupted

I hate that the fae’s war spilled over into o, I would have sworn if that happened, it would be the rebels’ fault, but they were careful when they abducted ic that would be visible to humans, and he made sure they were careful when they aimed their bows--every arrow the rebels fired hit either a fae or a fissure The Court fae weren’t as cautious, and the Canadian authorities don’t knohat to ation

I rise off the couch I’as Apparently, this is Lorn’s idea of a safe place With all the tech infused throughout the city, he’s probably right No fae is going to want to stay herefor one of the three bedrooms, determined to sleep for les I feel hiet

"How are you?" Kyol asks

I don’t knohy his question brings on the tears--I haven’t cried since I saw Lord Raen--but my chin quivers and the dam I built to hold back my emotions shatters completely I spin toward hihten around ’s changed Nothing will ever be the saainst his chest, hear his heart thues to sound heavy and broken Or maybe that’s my heart