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“Wow That’s some story”

I whirled, and there was Da he’d been there, how e reason, his presence didn’t seem an intrusion at all

“I knew you’d get away,” said Broderick, without looking up

“Oh I did et away”

He held so In the diht I could barely make it out: a carved jade pendant, in the shape of a wave

I gasped “Your totem!”

Daainst his shoulders “Christophe earing it The asshole”

Broderick sat up abruptly, and the little blanket we’d been sharing between us fell off He didn’t seem to even notice his nakedness “And what about Christophe?”

“He got away,” said Daot away From the two of them”

I noticed he was scratched up also, but not badly And he had so before though

“Wanna hear even better news?”

Broderick nodded

“I got here without returning to the surface”

I didn’t knohat that meant, but Broderick seemed pretty excited about it His eyes widened visibly “So there was a connection? And you found it?”

“Yes I even remembered to mark the tunnels, too”