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Marcus blinked as he shook his head "Seth, she isn’t one of us"

"I didn’t say that she was, but thanks for pointing out the obvious," he replied, and white lines formed around Marcus’s mouth "She isn’t one of us She’s coive us details or drag this out as long as possible?"

I thought for a second that Seth was going to wing so at Solos’s head, maybe one of those sharp blades, but he sat beside ainst mine "Are you all aware of what happened with the Titans?"

Across frohtened "Of course And we’ve taken the necessary steps to ensure that our students and those here are safe, and not only froe received," he replied, and I had no idea what that ainst the Titans"

He nodded "We are, but what does this have to do with her?"

I wondered how you could ward against so as powerful and scary as Hyperion Probably involved the blood of a dozen virgins or so equally archaic and creepy

Seth leaned forward, reen eyes I’ve ever seen, and then he dropped the bood"

Marcus and Solos swung their gazes on me Both men’s eyes ide, and they stared at on "No," Marcus said "There aren’t any deods on Earth, and anyould sense her if she was one What kind of--?"

"Her powers are bound, Marcus That’s why you don’t sense her And she’s not the only one," Seth explained as he reached over, cla it

"Sorry," Iagain, explaining to our rapt audience what I was, how ood stuff, he kept his hand on ers Graceful, but deadly

The weight of his hand made me feel funny, and I didn’t like it at the sa about the pressure, al od--a born deht I’d be around to see that"

I squirmed unco her here She needs to be kept safe, Marcus, until the rest of the deods can be located"