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“Yeah,” Asher said, clapping one hand onleft out, but he’ll be fine You’ll see”

I happened to lock gazes with Carver just then, which hen I understood Sterling was the only one at the Boneyard who knew about the true nature of the Apotheosis The others had no idea as in store forso pissy Carver very subtly shook his head, and I bit my lip

“Yeah,” I echoed “A baby He’ll be fine”

Like a pro – iot fairly nauseous the last tiht circle on the stone floor Carver ue, and wisps of orange fire licked up fro us in both war, staticky sensation of teleportation ic

Carver snapped his fingers, and little by little, I felt parts of o on an adventure, children”

Asher beamed at us, his eyes al spell “Tio home”

Chapter 11

It was hot Not stiflingly so, but just enough to know that it was hotter than what I was used to, brighter than the California sun The air was different, too Moister, if that made sense It was the humidity But all of those sensations paled to the sheer visual uas Island

Bright sand, white and powdery, greeted us, the long, generous stretch of beach only interrupted by the tallest, greenest coconut trees I’d ever seen I know the sky is meant to be one size, that sa on, but est, bluest sky I’d ever seen, and beneath it, pristine waters, sparkling like liquid sapphire, flowing off into forever

Well, hot damn Welcome to the Philippines

“Oh my God,” Asher said

“Okay, chill,” Gil said, placing one huge hand over his shoulder

But Asher was faster than that, rasp, ripped off his shirt, then went running straight for the water

“Oh ed into the crystal blue

“Da off after him