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Wings swishingchild Cameo had taken down--don’t hurt, don’t hurt, don’t hurt--and carted his h the masses and chop-blocked Hunters, fractured their kneecaps so they couldn’t stand and slammed the hilt of her blade into their teht as she gathered one of the unconscious Hunters in her other aro in one of the dungeon cells and rejoined the fray The total journey took five minutes She repeated the action sixteen ti a little The crowd, at least, was thinning

Sabin was still on his feet and Ca threats from a different direction Kane still had his weapon trained on the van

Aeron and Paris, she thought, working her way toward them She had to remove them from the area They were clearly injured and in dire need of help But a Hunter stepped into her path and she sla her breath as she soared backward When she landed, broken pieces of concrete jabbed into her back, cutting

Sabin dispatched him and was at her side a moment later, as if he’d known exactly where she was the entire ti her to her feet "Torin texted me, told me you were here You okay?" he rasped

The feel of his hand on her…divine Mo The sweat and blood glistening off hi, tired, overheated, aching and tre a hand down his face as if to clear his line of vision Never had she seen the fierce, vibrant warrior so near the end of his tolerance "Can you get Aeron and Paris to safety?"

At least he wasn’t trying to send her away "Yes" She hoped But just then she wanted to take Sabin to safety, rather than his friends

Sabin grabbed the semiautomatic from the back of her waist and reet you to the van," he said before she could grab him, and off he went A rapid boom, boom, boom followed

Even with the blocks her ears were sensitive and the sound of that gunfire had her cringing In fact, she felt warm liquid trickle from her eardruain bodies began falling around hi that only one child re the townspeople at bay Gwen had several kids locked up, but thought the Hunters must have taken soht children into war?

When she reached the van, Sabin continued to fire, even though there were no longer any Hunters around the vehicle, the last few having taken off to hide Or maybe they’d been nailed by Kane She hefted a warrior on each shoulder, nearly toppling under their weight No way she’d be able to cart theently as she could and tightened her grip on Paris He wore theSabin heard her, and sprinted for the trees This journey took a little longer, her sprint slowing Finally, though, she reached her destination

Huffing, she deposited the hulking warrior in the foyer of the fortress Torinand alerted Maddox and Willia When Ashlyn and Danika spotted Paris, they rushed forward

Fear gleareen eyes "Is he…"