My final raid; I tried not to dwell on that“No,...
My
final raid; I tried not to dwell on that“No, our mother should have drowned him at birth!”
“He's your brother
“I don't know why you keep saying thatAre you trying to make me feel worse?”
Everyone was furious with KyleJared's lips were welded into a tight line of rage, and Jeb
stroked his gun more than usual
Jeb had been excited, planning to join us on this landmark raid, his first since I'd come to live
hereHe was particularly keen to see the shuttle field up closeBut now, with Kyle putting us
all in danger, he felt he had to stay behind just in caseNot getting his way put Jeb in a foul
mood
“Stuck behind with that creature,” he muttered to himself, rubbing the rifle barrel tiffany and co jewelry again–he
wasn't getting any happier about the new member of his community“Missin' all the fun He
spit on the floor
We all knew where Kyle wasAs soon as he'd grasped how the Seeker-worm had magically
transformed into the Lacey-human in the night, he'd slipped out the backI'd been expecting
him to lead the party demanding the Seeker's death (I kept the cryotank always cradled in my
arms; I slept lightly, my hand touching its smooth surface), but he was nowhere to be found, and
Jeb had quashed the resistance easily in his absence
Jared was the one to realize the jeep was goneAnd Ian had been the one to link the two
absences
“He's gone after Jodi,” Ian had groaned“What else?”
Hope and despairI had chanel devil wears prada necklace given them one, Kyle the otherWould he betray them all before they
could even make use of the hope?
Jared and Jeb wanted to put off the raid until we knew if Kyle was successful–it would take
him three days under the best circumstances,if his Jodi still lived in OregonIf he could find her
there
There was another place, another cave we could evacuate toA much smaller place, with no
water, so we couldn't hide there longThey'd debated whether they should move everyone now
or wait
But I was in a hurryI'd seen the way the others eyed the silver tank in my armsI'd heard the
whispersThe longer I kept the Seeker here, the better chance that someone would kill her
Having met Lacey, I'd begun to pity fendi spy zucca bag the SeekerShe deserved a mild, pleasant new life with the
Flowers
Ironically enough, Ian was the one who took my side and helped hurry the raid alongHe still
didn't see where this would lead
But I was grateful that he helped me convince Jared there was time to make the raid and get
back before a decision was made about KyleGrateful also that he was back to playing
bodyguardI knew I could trust Ian with the shiny cryotank more than anyone elseHe was the
only one I would let hold it when I needed my armsHe was the only one who could see, in the
shape of that small container, a life to be protectedHe could think of that shape as a friend,
something that could be lovedHe was the best ally of gucci pantheon allI was so grateful for Ian, and so
grateful for the obliviousness that saved him, for the moment, from pain
We had to be fast, in case Kyle ruined everythingWe went to Phoenix again, to one of the
many communities that spun out from the hubThere was a big shuttle field to the southeast, in
a town called Mesa, with several Healing facilities nearbyThat was what I wanted–I would
give them as much as I could before I leftIf we took a Healer, then we might be able to
preserve the Healer's memory in the host bodySomeone who understood all the medicines and
their usesSomeone who knew the best ways to get to unattended stashesI could imagine all the questions he'd be dying to ask
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