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I frowned What he said ht The dream had been i briefly Then failing

‘I’rim ‘Today was the first tiht?’

‘Well, yes, but…’

‘That’s why you dreaentle, sympathetic He was obviously concerned for le hiht

‘It was just so real,’ I said, leaning back against my pillows in defeat

‘Of course it was’ Ryu patted my hand where it lay in the bedclothes ‘You miss him’

More tears welled up I blinked the to speak for fear that whatever I tried to say would coarbled sob

‘Now, try to get more sleep You need it’

I let Ryu tuck oodnight kiss But ht and closed the door behind him, I blinked in the darkness

On the one hand, I desperately wanted to shut ain I knew I’d dreamed about him

Drea

Which hy, on the other hand, I wanted to stay awake I’d felt so utterly alone, so heartbroken, when I’d woken up just now I didn’t want to feel that way again, not if I wanted to function as a nor for the rest of the day

Unfortunately, no matter what I wanted or didn’t want, my body had other plans I was exhausted, and after a fewshut of their own accord

My drea we had a surprise visitor

A sweet-faced, deferential young monk ushered Ryu and me into a boardroom on the same floor as our suite, where we found Daniel Rankin, the British secret agent who had helped us fight the Red He was part of a special unit within MI5 or MI6 – I couldn’t keep theht – that knew about supes and liaised with the Great Island’s Alfar Powers That Be

‘Daniel,’ I said, shaking his hand Our friend, the olderto me, which I returned

‘This is Ryu Baobhan Sith,’ I said, introducing the two as they shook hands

‘A pleasure to loith curiosity ‘I’ve heard soyour territory’s experireat interest’

‘Is that so?’ Ryu asked, his ever-eloquent eyebrows rising

I took a moment to explain to Ryu who Daniel was, and for whom he worked I could tell anization, and that he was not too happy to find out about it now, under such circus its oay,’ was the baobhan sith’s cryptic reply Daniel couldn’t hide his obvious pleasure in discos you to…’ For a split second I paused, unable to re’

‘I wanted to ured he had coons