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I realized then, that his rooerant srearm in a bucket of water, that at one ti froray, the other a soft pink

"Oops," I mumbled aloud

Kiran's bed was empty Whatever business he needed to attend to was apparently lengthy Or he just didn't want to be around ic flared again, defensive and angry I sat up straighter, trying to find the source of alared at the back ofphysical, but the irritation was there all the sa to find the source of the pain Whenin the rooht dawned on ic back

I sat back down on the edge of Kiran's bed and tried to relax I couldn't physically give Avalon anything, the blood oath preventedat all and I could feeldefensively inside my blood refused by oath to be taken away I reic that I was helpless to stop hihtingaboutto keep asmy knees to my chest and rested my head on one of Kiran's pillows I closedon to ain, from an unknown distance and a sic disappeared fromto get even the most miniscule amount and claim it as his He couldn't touch me, he didn't even know exactly where I was or what I was doing, and noith the oath, there was an extra set of protection

I could not help Avalon, but I did not have to stop hiht, occasionally a little ic would struggle that much more to keep the rest But, with every small amount Avalon claier

Beads of sweat poured froMy shoulders shook with the concentrated effort for stillness and

At soain, I felt our connection and the bond that flowed between us as twins Part ofthat I wasn't completely isolated and that I could coue he had taken enough, that once the ic was divided, there was no need to drain the rest of ic, I could find a way to kill Lucan

But the other side of ic be taken completely for the sake of my people and the downfall of the ic would be enough to give Kiran true ih to destroy Lucan And both of those scenarios were unacceptable Either, Avalon would kill hiether ould destroy hiic

Eventually, through the darkest hours of the night, Avalon reached the halfway point of our transaction I was a weak shell of buzzing energy and wavered near the brink of unconsciousness with the strained effort relaxing h our shared connection and his voice was soothing tohis name, even inside of my head

You should have let h at hi now to stay awake You are the better leader, the Resistance needs you, not me Have youto hide the joy at his reunion with them I knew that he felt it was unfair, but all I could do was sigh with joy at the completeness of my family

Avalon, you have to take it all Just like I did for you, now it's your turn to take all of ency of the ued I can't leave you like that

What? I'll be fine I said confidently, knowing I would welcoic before Besides you will come for me Just like I came for you, only you will do a better job

Will he take care of you? Avalon asked, and I knew that he was talking about Kiran

Did he take care of you like he pro the question

Yes, he did Avalon ad to worry about, do you? I lied, and I knew Avalon could tell that I lied but there was an unmistakable hope in his spirit that Kiran would protect me I wished desperately that I shared it

I love you, Ede, I will come for you soon He promised and I held his words in the depths of my soul as if they were a sweet memory I would carry into eternity with me

I love you, too I whispered and then he pulled at the ic for him to take it, it flowed out of me with ease and openness Avalon was the one that controlled the ed to hi left I was surprised to be still breathing Before I knew about ic, I believed I lived without it, but it had always been there, circulating in ht Now there was nothing, no energy, no electrical charge to my blood I was coht began to fill the rooht, Avalon successfully saved our ic He was safe for now My parents were safe Jericho, Lilly, Aunt Syl and all the others that I fell in love with over the last couple months were safe for now

They wouldn't always be I trusted that they would continue to wage this ith better leadership and ht they were safe and they were together My fight was paused, but, froed And I could finally slip into the deep abyss of uninterrupted sleep

The door opened and Kiran walked in I stayed awake for just a , in the doorfra er

"Eden, what have you done?" he gasped,away, into the black unconsciousness that pro that when I woke up judgment would be decided and a verdict passed and I could finally say le