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Darius didn't understand it. Listening quietly to the change in subject, it seemed like he was the only one that was still trapped in the happenings of the past evening. Alexia and Nicole continued as if it were normal to go from speaking of splitting seas and ancestors of past Illyrians to...

Quiet giggles seemed ever-present in the garden during early spring. The gentle breeze provided a break from the heat of an overbearing sun and clear, blue skies. The comfortably floral scent never left the place. Beautiful blooms through all ranges of color gave curious young eyes a neverending...

Panting. So loud in her ears. The burn. She just had to keep moving. Running. Keep going. No matter what. Where? She had no idea. Through the trees. She'd seen them from a distance so many times, but never had she been allowed to explore. A strong grip on her wrist, pulling her forward. The...

Mary hadn't seen Emmaline so stoic since her mother's passing. As difficult as it had been for her, the girl stood tall with her father and brothers on those days of grief. Whatever had happened out there on the black sandy shores had given the young woman a lot to think about. The young maid...

With Mother Xenira's guiding hand, Emmaline knew she did not need to feel fear. No matter what happened in the next few minutes, she followed her Mother's path. What followed was in the best interest of the Illyrian people whether she was struck down in front of this man or not. It would ensure...

Charles was quite aware of the change in the young man that he challenged. The way his hair shifted was nothing he'd heard from others speaking of battles won on the field. It wasn't something the man was expecting when he stared down two men he thought he might have to strike down for learning...

Slowly the initial fear dissipated. As Mira grounded herself in the world around her, her breathing slowed. Logic was starting to come back. It was a skill that she’d learned very early in the infection. If you couldn’t fight the fear away then there was no way you were going to survive. In...

The spike of adrenaline was slowly draining from her. That didn’t make this situation any less horrible for the young woman who was now focusing in on everything she could to pull out of the panic. ‘Let me help you’ The words had taken a moment to settle; they repeated over and over again until...

Her father’s attempt at brushing off her words as silly stories had certainly fallen on deaf ears. Emmaline sat on her knees, head tilted down, and her hands in her lap. She knew better than to speak against her father again lest he lose his temper as he had in the past. Still, she held an...

She was a little happy when Daniel didn’t try to fight her too much on what she said. There was certainly a disconnect for him between people and what he thought a Scavver was. Carly could certainly thank his father for that, but that was a conversation to continue with him on another day...

She caught the tell. His eyes widened slightly as Carly’s words registered in his mind. Her head tilted slightly and a disappointed look washed over her face. For the moments that he struggled with the idea, she just let it soak in, nodding quietly—verifying that he had indeed heard her...

Once everyone was settled and the young warrior began recounting his tale to the group, Emmaline had the chance to settle and relax in the sand. At first, she thought the story was just going to be something usual—many had explored the waters under Sangtaued along this coast with his accounts of...

It certainly wasn’t how she had wanted this conversation to go. If she had known when she walked out of the room that this was the kind of conversation they would be having, Carly would have refused to speak with him. She was steaming—No. She was more than steaming; she was furious. She had...

With every word that Daniel said, Carly could feel her face getting warmer. He wasn’t listening to her. At one point, her hands fell by her sides, balled into fists so tight that her knuckles were white. There was more than one time she had been tempted not to slap him—no. Instead, Carly was...

It really was hard to keep her stern face sometimes. Whatever tone he had taken in front of Eli was gone and now he was back to what she knew of Daniel. Still, he talked about Eli as if he were some alien, and she found her resolve by the end of his first sentence to keep her attitude. She...

Psychotic. The word made Carly flinch. It was an unexpected term to be used, but she didn’t argue with him. Eli was certainly allowed to be upset with him. A knife to the gut wasn’t something that really noted a friendship of any kind. Still, it wasn’t a word that sat well with her when it came...

It was certainly a long shot. Carly could think of no real reason for Abraham to ever invite Eli to a dinner. Usually, they were had in celebration of different events. Maybe a diplomat from another dome had traveled the wastes for some important business, or there was some important mingling...

Before turning back, she took a slow sip of the juice. It was the first drink of anything she’d had since the morning previous, and she was glad to have the cotton out of her mouth. Eli had already begun to dig into the meal in front of him. She smiled, watching as he ate. Even though he called...

Carly was certain that getting over the doorframe had been the thing that woke him. She was chipper as she stopped the cart and walked back around Eli’s bed to sit. If he wanted to fall back asleep, she wouldn’t cause any more disruptions for him to do so. His eyes slowly opened, taking in his...

It worried her that the medicine that they had him on might not make him want to eat. Before the worry could spread too far, she was surprised with his lips on hers. Carly’s eyes fell closed, a quiet hum resonating deep within her chest. She wanted to stay with Eli like this forever. It was in...