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"What just happened?" she asks again

I don’t say anything I don’t even knohat I would say

"What was that?"

I shake nized it for what it is, just like it recognized me as an Underlord

But I have no idea how a Keres could have gotten here

"You saw it, though Please tellin her eyes She wants me to reassure her that she’s not crazy

"I don’t knohat you’re talking about"

"What? You had to have seen the shadow and the lightning"

"A shadow and lightning?" I ask, edging my voice with incredulity "That’s what you saw?"

"Yes I mean, no I mean, it was more than that!" She throws her hands up in frustration Deep red stains paint her pal to think I’m even ht of security guards that concerns ?" I try to keep n of panic

She looks at her hands "Oh It’s not mine I think Lexie fell"

We both look at Lexie She’s curled up in a fetal position, her hair splayed out around her head One of her knees is coated in blood It s

I knohy the Keres went after her Master Crue taught us that the Keres are attracted to the smell of blood It’s how they find their victiirl up in roans a little and blinks at me a couple of times, so I know she’s not really unconscious, but it’ll be faster if I carry her "I need you to come with me," I say to Daphne

She hesitates I can feel her reluctance to go anywhere with ht that upon rove

"It isn’t safe here We need to get your friend ho?" she asks I can hear both the hope and the fear in her voice

I don’t answer

I set a quick pace for us, hoping to get away frorove before the Keres decides to return It see activities on this side of the lake, but that isn’t a guarantee that it wouldn’t stray in order to come after us I can hear Daphne’s breath quicken as she tries to keep up with rounds isn’tquickly--if I keep Daphne out of breath long enough, she won’t be able to ask any h to tell ainst o to sleep I used my iPhone for directions

We have just deposited a very dazed-looking Lexie into the arirl’s home--the air is clear of any hints of sulfur, so I feel safe leaving her in the care of someone else--when Daphne turns to me with a concerned expression on her face

I knohat’s co…

"She isn’t my friend"

Or maybe I don’t…

"What?" I ask