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"I’ myself before the whole world, John I wanted to see a future where Setrákus Ra is killed, no ht at me, fire in her eyes "I wanted to see a future where souts to do what needs to be done"

I s hard I’m not sure if I really want to know the details of Ella’s visions, but I can’t stop

"Whatwhat did you see?"

"Lots of things," Ella says, calets a distant look in her eyes as she tries to explain what seeing the future is like "The visions start out as blurry possibilities There are millions of them, I think Some of them are more solid than others--those are the ones I can see The ones that seeuarantee You reo It felt real, ione coed too "

My head hurts I feel half crazy just listening to Ella We need a Cêpan, soacies before they drive her insane At least we’ve avoided the bleak future I witnessed But what did we trade it for?

"Ella, did you see yourself die?"

She hesitates, and a knot of dread tightens in my stomach

"Yes," she says Her body shakes and I realize it’s fro in a sob I crouch down in front of her and put my hands on her shoulders

"It won’t happen," I insist, e the future"

"But in, John"

Ella grabs my hands Tears strea, the way she’s looking atsorry for herself

She’s feeling sorry forto hurt you so"You have to be strong"

"It’s me?" I don’t believe it "Am I the one that--?"

I can’t even finish the question I yank my hands away fro this war

"There has to be another way," I say "Use your Legacy and find us a better future"