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It couldn’t be possible that Sadie had done soerous But the look on the workman’s face confirmed that it was

The two brothers ran for the exit

Outside,up, soainst the force A thick veil of stor

‘Which way did she go?’ Drax yelled at the work howl of the wind

The man pointed in the direction of the eye of the storrim looks

‘I’ after her,’ Drax said

‘You can’t—you won’t—’ Vere began, and then stopped when he saw the expression in his twin’s eyes ‘I’ with you,’ he said instead

Drax shook his head, but the look he gave his tas filled with love and gratitude

‘No, Vere,’ he told hio after her, even though we also know the danger My life is nothing without her’

‘As is mine without you, my brother,’ Vere said simply

Tears burned the backs of Drax’s eyes ‘You will go on because you must—because our people and our country need you But I cannot go on without Sadie Before I met her I would have sworn that there could be no bond, no love that could ever be as strong as what I share with you But Sadie has shownI have to find her’

‘And if you don’t?’

‘I won’t rest until I do I won’t come back until I find her And I will find her Even if I have to search the desert through this life and eternity for her’

Vere gave a small nod of his head

‘Go, then, o with you We will leave the generator and one of the tents, just in case you should need it’