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Feeling her cheeks grow hot, she quickly treated his other leg, then the skin of his forearms and his hands

"Is that not better?" she asked, nothis eyes

Roshan nodded "Thank you"

"You… you… are welco now, overcome by the realization of how close she had come to death But for thisher into his arht It's over"

She looked up at hi uncontrollably "You… you… saved ave her a squeeze "Happy to help," he said lightly But he kneould never forget the sight of Brenna being bound to that stake, the fla at her ankles, the look of terror in her eyes

He stared past her, wondering what his next move should be He had done what he came here to do Brenna was safe, at least for now For a ht was the night he had been born If he went to his father's house, would he see hio, it didn't see what the book Ancient Myths and Legends would say about her, now that he had changed the course of her life

"All we need now," he reled out of his arms "I could stay with John Linder"

"No" He dismissed the idea out of hand "Is there anywhere else you could go?"

But even as he asked the question, he kneouldn't trust anyone else to look after her So, where could he take her where they would both be safe?

He thought about it for a moment, but there was really only one choice "I'll take you toif he could transport both of them into the future "I suppose you want to take that cat"

"Yes" Brenna scooped Morgana into her arh," he asped when he wrapped her in his e you to irl, I need to concentrate"

Closing his eyes, he pictured his house as it had looked in the y on the house and the yard and his desire to be there, and all the while he ih ti hiain he felt hi forward in ti humanity's achievements and failures as mankind endeavored to learn more about the world in which they lived and the people who shared it

As he had before, he felt an abrupt cessation of movement, followed by a rush of dizziness

When he opened his eyes, he was standing in the front yard of his residence Brenna was clinging to hi The cat opened its eyes and hissed at hirasp

"Brenna?"

Slowly, she opened her eyes Slowly, she looked around "What happened? Where are we? I saw things… " She shook her head, her eyes filled with confusion and doubt

"Welcoan"

She stared at him in disbelief, and then she fainted