⠀ green ⠀ eyes ⠀ drifted ⠀ toward ⠀ the ⠀ gray ⠀ rhenish ⠀ sky ⠀ overhead, ⠀ purple ⠀ clouds ⠀ barely ⠀ visible ⠀ through ⠀ the ⠀ tangle ⠀ of ⠀ branches. ⠀ the ⠀ trees ⠀ crowded ⠀ in ⠀ on ⠀ either ⠀ side ⠀ of ⠀ the ⠀ path, ⠀ their ⠀ rough ⠀ bark ⠀
⠀ she ⠀ was ⠀ in ⠀ one ⠀ piece. ⠀ small ⠀ miracles, ⠀ considering ⠀ purgatory ⠀ wasn't ⠀ exactly ⠀ a ⠀ vacation ⠀ spot. ⠀ at ⠀ least ⠀ not ⠀ the ⠀ last ⠀ time ⠀ he'd ⠀ checked. ⠀ that ⠀ had ⠀ been ⠀ before ⠀ the ⠀ artifact ⠀ cori ⠀ left ⠀ in
quite ⠀ place ⠀ it. ⠀ his ⠀ backpack, ⠀ packed ⠀ with ⠀ gear, ⠀ rested ⠀ against ⠀ his ⠀ cotton ⠀ jacket, ⠀ one ⠀ hand ⠀ loosely ⠀ hooked ⠀ around ⠀ the ⠀ strap. ⠀ he ⠀ stepped ⠀ inside, ⠀ pulling ⠀ the ⠀ door ⠀ shut ⠀ behind ⠀ him. ⠀ a ⠀ brief ⠀
⠀ 〝 ⠀because⠀i'm ⠀ gonna ⠀ need ⠀ you ⠀ to ⠀ do ⠀ it ⠀ one ⠀ last ⠀ time. ⠀ listen ⠀ for ⠀ whatever ⠀ you ⠀ were ⠀ hearing ⠀ before. ⠀ if ⠀ we ⠀ can ⠀ figure ⠀ out ⠀ where ⠀ it's ⠀ coming ⠀ from, ⠀
⠀ the ⠀ hunter ⠀ lowered ⠀ his ⠀ head, ⠀ taking ⠀ a ⠀ couple ⠀ of ⠀ aimless ⠀ steps ⠀ away ⠀ from ⠀ her. ⠀ uncrossing ⠀ his ⠀ legs, ⠀ he ⠀ pushed ⠀ himself ⠀ off ⠀ the ⠀ wall, ⠀ rolling ⠀ his ⠀ shoulders ⠀ as ⠀ he ⠀ came ⠀ to ⠀ a ⠀ stop. ⠀
⠀ unclenching ⠀fists, ⠀ staying ⠀ strong ,⠀ ⠀ staying ⠀ with ⠀ selene ⠀ but ⠀this ⠀was ⠀bigger ⠀ than ⠀ both ⠀of ⠀ them. 〝 you ⠀ never ⠀ told ⠀ me⠀ that. 〞
⠀ dean ⠀ objected ⠀at ⠀ once,⠀〝 don't ⠀ mind ⠀ him. ⠀ ⠀ sometimes ⠀ he's ⠀ a ⠀ bit⠀much ⠀but.. ⠀usually, ⠀ he's ⠀ the ⠀best ⠀ man ⠀ i ⠀ know. ⠀〞




