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The injuries weren’t bad Road rash No doubt fro the explosion It wasn’t just his palms, but one of his knees, too He couldof his jeans

Tori squirmed “Stop I’m fine It’ll heal”

“It needs tending, and there’s nothing here to aid with that” The idea of having open wounds, no matter how minor, in this roo for an infection

Baldewin’s heart couldn’t take much ht have lost his tei He was just coe under his protection was hurt Frustration and a deeper ache echoed in his chest He’d failed to keep Tori safe The e had already suffered so much He needed to fix this

“We need to take you out of here,” Warin said firmly

Tori shook his head “I’uys stepped in and helped earlier Truly, I ao with you”

Stubborn, stubborn man Baldeanted to scream He bit it back and spoke rationally, cal you For tonight, please, coet you another room, separate from us You needn’t stay in the same room”

Warin pitched in, “You gave them your name earlier, correct? On the train? They can use that to track you down here You need to shift to another place where you’re more anonymous”

“But won’t they be able to track both of you down by name?”

“We’ll change hotels as well Warin can gather our bags and meet us somewhere else If I have Cassie make the reservation, it will be under her name, harder to track We can continue the conversation about whether you’ll go with us or not there, but we need to ood for your health”

Still, Tori visibly hesitated

Baldewin’s frustration pulsed like a live ithin hion had also chosen this ru that he simply pick up Tori and take him somewhere safe

For a moment, the words scraht word for ‘please’ in this language He defaulted to Ger at Tori’s feet, and his tone, would be enough to get the point across “Bitte Tori, bitte, letyou out of here Care for you”

Tori’s head dropped for ahard Slowly, he nodded “Fine Fine, let’s go for now You’re right about this place not being safe”

“Dankeschön,” Baldewin murmured in relief “I’ll help you pack quickly Warin?”