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"You can’t," JB said "You could take out the whole city Killing so off a nuclear boan"

"I can diminish her," I said "Like I did with Oberon"

"This is ridiculous," JB said

"I agree," Nathaniel said

Beezle only watched ht She has to do this now, or else Titania will never give her peace But, Maddy"

I waited for hiet who you are," he said finally

"I won’t," I pro to head toward the lake before the Wicked Witch appears"

"Are you so sure she will follow you?" Nathaniel asked

"Yes," I said "She’ll look for traces of ic, and she’ll knoas here And once she knows that, she will follow me"

"I do not want to leave you alone," Nathaniel said "I sent you away froht I lost you forever You cannot ask me to stand by and let you take this risk on your own"

"You have to It’s et in the way," I said, pushing him toward JB and Beezle "I won’t die"

"Do notdies You should know that better than anyone You told me so yourself"

"I do know," I said "But I won’t let Titania killoing to co east over the city and toward Lake Michigan I wished I felt as confident as I seeood chance that Titania would tear me to shreds But I had to try to deal with her nohile she was grieving and presuht never have a shot otherwise

The storo The city beloas coated in green light