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"You're-agoing-ato-aneed-ato-acome-awith-aus-afor-aquestioning,-asir,-afor-acausing-asuch-aa-adisturbance-aon-aa-apublic-astreet."-aOne-aof-athe-aguards,-athe-aapparent-ahead-aof-athis-atroop-astepped-aforward.-aA-agrizzled-aman-awith-awrinkled-askin-aand-ashort-abrown-ahair.-aHis-avoice-aleft-ano-aroom-afor-anegotiation.-a
"Really?-aAnd-awhat-aabout-athe-aman-athat-aattacked-ame?"-aDrago-astared-aat-athe-aguard,-ahis-avoice-acalm,-aonly-aa-ahint-aof-aanger-ain-ait.-aHe-afelt-alike-ahe-awas-ain-aa-amovie-awith-asomeone-awas-atrying-ato-ahustle-ahim.-a
The-agrizzled-aguard-alooked-aaround.-a
"What-aman?"-aThe-aman's-aeyes-awere-ahard-aas-ahe-amotioned-afor-athe-aother-aguards-ato-asurround-aDrago.-a
Drago-alooked-aaround-aas-awell,-aseeing-ano-asign-aof-athe-aman-athat-ahad-aattacked-ahim.-aHe-ablinked-ain-aconsternation,
"He-awas-aabout-athis-atall,-aan-aAfrican-America--auh,-aa-adark-askinned-aman,-aI-amean-"-aThe-aguard-acut-ahim-aoff-abefore-ahe-acould-afinish-aspeaking,-a
"Are-ayou-agoing-ato-acome-awith-aus-apeacefully,-aor-anot?-aI-awill-aonly-aask-ayou-athis-aonce,-atroublemaker."-aThe-aguard's-avoice-awas-auncaring-aas-ahe-adropped-ahis-ahand-ato-ahis-asword.-a
The-aother-aguards-ahad-afinished-asurrounding-ahim,-aall-aof-athem-awith-atheir-ahands-aon-atheir-aweapons.-aDrago-astared-aat-athem,-ahis-aeyes-anarrowing-ato-aslits.-a
This-awas-adefinitely-aa-asetup-aof-asome-akind.-aOnly:-aWhy?-aHe-adidn't-aeven-aknow-aanyone-ain-athe-acity,-ayet-athe-aguards-aof-athe-acity-athemselves-awere-aarresting-ahim?-a
How-aridiculous.-a
Drago-atook-aa-adeep-abreath,-aand-athen-aput-aon-aa-acheerful-asmile.-aA-aLord-aClass-aWizard-aruled-athis-acity.-aIt-awould-abe-aunwise-ato-acause-aa-acommotion-ahere,-aout-ain-athe-aopen.-a
"Sure,-awhy-anot?"-a
Well,-ahe-athought,-acracking-ahis-aknuckles-asilently,-ait-aseemed-alike-ahe'd-ahave-aa-achance-ato-atest-aout-athe-anew-aAbility-ahe'd-agained-aquicker-athan-ahe-athought.
The-ainherent-aAbility-aevery-aTitan-agained-aas-athey-abecame-aan-aadult.-a
The-a'Condense'-aAbility.-a
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The-aPlanet-aTorrin-awas-amade-aalmost-aentirely-aof-awater,-awith-aa-afew-along,-abranching-astrips-aof-aland.-aIt-awas-adominated-aby-amembers-aof-athe-aSea-aRaces,-alike-athe-aSea-aAeth,-aAquatic-aWyverns,-athe-aMyra-aRace,-aand-amore.-a
Helena-asmiled-aas-ashe-alooked-aup-aat-athe-aWorld-aBridge-athey-awere-ajust-aentering,-agiving-aa-asmall-anod-ato-athe-aaquatic-aworld-abehind-aher.-aThe-aworld-ahad-abeen-aa-abeautiful-aone-ato-afly-athrough,-athe-aexotic-aclouds-aand-agorgeous-awater-acreating-aquite-aa-asight.-aIt-ahad-abeen-arelaxing,-aand-ahelped-arelieve-athe-alittle-abud-aof-astress-ashe'd-aformed-ain-aher-aheart.-a
"Lady-aHelena,-awe've-areceived-aword-afrom-asome-aof-athe-aother-aReavers!"-aOne-aof-aher-aBlood-aWizards-astepped-aforward,-aa-amale-avampire-askilled,-aand-ain-acharge,-aof-along-adistance-acommunication-afor-athis-agroup.-aHe-awas-agaunt,-awith-aa-aloose-arobe-athat-amade-ahim-alook-aalmost-askeletal.-a
Helena-alooked-aat-athe-athin-aman,-anodding-afor-ahim-ato-acontinue.-a
"Trajan-aand-aProbus-aboth-ajust-aarrived-aon-aTaprisha-aahead-aof-aus,-aand-awill-areceive-ayou-aat-athe-aWorld-aBridge-aentrance-afrom-aTorrin.-aTheir-atarget-ais,-aaccording-ato-ascouts,-amaking-aits-away-athere."-a
"Oh?"-aHelena-amuttered,-aslightly-asurprised.-aShe-aonly-avaguely-aknew-athat-aher-atarget-ahad-alast-abeen-aseen-aon-aHasnorth.-aShe'd-areceived-aunconfirmed-areports-afrom-athe-aagents-aof-aSpymaster-aJulia-athat-ait-awas-aheaded-atowards-aTaprisha,-abut-athat-awas-aall.-aThey'd-alost-atrack-aof-athe-aAnomaly-aand-ashe-awas-agoing-ato-abe-aforced-ato-astart-ahunting-afor-ait-acold.-a
It-aseemed-aTrajan-aand-aProbus-awere-aalready-ahot-aon-athe-atrail-aof-atheir-atarget-aand-ahad-araced-aahead-aat-afull-aspeed.-aThe-atwo-aof-athem-awere-aextremely-apowerful-aPseudo-King-aClass-aWizards-athat,-awith-atheir-aunique-astyle-aof-amagic,-acould-amatch-aup-aagainst-aa-aMid-aKing-aClass-abeast-atogether.-aFor-athem-ato-aalready-abe-aon-aTaprisha,-athey-amust've-atraveled-anon-stop.-a
They-awere-awaiting-afor-aher,-aand-awanted-aher-aaid,-athough…-aTheir-atarget-amust-abe-astrong-aenough-athat-athey-aweren't-aconvinced-athey-acould-aambush-ait-awithout-aletting-ait-aescape.-a
"How-ashould-aI-arespond,-aLady-aHelena?"-aThe-agaunt-avampire-aasked,-ahis-avoice-arespectful.-a
"Tell-athem-aI'll-abe-athere-ain…"-aShe-apaused-afor-aa-amoment,-aremembering-athe-adistance-ato-aTaprisha-afrom-ahere.-aThe-aWorld-aBridge-afrom-athe-aaquatic-aworld-aof-aTorrin-awas-aa-along-aone,-aeven-awith-atheir-afast-atransport.-aShe-amight-abe-aable-ato-amake-ait-athere-afaster-aif-ashe-atraveled-aon-aher-aown-abut-athen-ashe'd-ahave-ato-aleave-abehind-aher-asubordinates,-awhich-awasn't-areally-aan-aoption.-aShe-aneeded-athem-ato-atrack-aher-aown-atarget.-a
"In-atwo-adays."-a
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###-aChapter-a35-a--aCondense
Drago-awent-awith-athe-aguards-apatiently,-afollowing-atheir-adirections.-aThey-adidn't-aask-afor-athe-aSpatial-aPouch-ahe-ahad-atucked-aunder-ahis-ashirt,-aor-aeven-acheck-ahim-afor-aweapons.
It-awas-aa-anovel-aexperience.-aHe'd-anever-aactually-abeen-aarrested-abefore,-aor-ainterrogated.-aThey-adidn't-achain-ahis-aarms-atogether-aand-adidn't-aseem-ato-abe-aconcerned-awith-ahim-atrying-ato-aescape.-aApparently-athe-aauthority-aof-athe-aCity-aLord-awas-aunquestioned-ahere.
They-aguided-ahim-athrough-aa-amaze-aof-astreets,-atowards-aa-alarge-agrey-astone-abuilding.-a
The-aCity-aLord-ainsignia-awas-aemblazoned-aon-athe-afront-aof-athis-abuilding.-aThe-alocation-awas-ashaped-alike-aa-aminiature-acastle,-awith-aonly-aslits-afor-awindows-aand-athick-astone-awalls-ablocking-aoff-athe-aoutside-aworld.-aThe-aappearance-aitself-awas-avery-aforeboding.-a
He-alooked-aat-athe-afierce-alooking-abuilding,-aand-athen-amentally-ashrugged.-aIt-alooked-alike-ait-awould-abe-aquite-ahard-ato-aescape-afrom-aif-ahe-awas-aa-aregular-aperson.-a
Drago-awaltzed-ainside-aalongside-athe-aguards.-aHe-aquickly-amoved-athrough-aan-aentranceway,-aand-athen-asome-atype-aof-awaiting-aarea,-adown-aa-ahallway,-aand-ainto-aa-alarge,-astone-achamber.-a
Several-atables-aand-achairs-awere-aset-aup-ain-athis-aten-ameter-aby-aten-meter-aroom.-aIt-awas-abuilt-atowards-athe-acenter-aof-athe-alarge-abuilding,-alit-aup-aby-aseveral-aorbs-aof-alight-ainstalled-ainto-atorches-aon-athe-awalls.-a
At-athe-acenter-aof-athis-aroom-awas-aan-aelegant-alooking-avampire,-adressed-ain-aa-aset-aof-ablack-arobes.-aHis-alips-awere-athin,-aand-aan-aunknown-alight-agleamed-aout-aof-ahis-aeyes.-aHe-alooked-aa-abit-aaged,-aas-afar-aas-aDrago-acould-atell,-aperhaps-awhatever-aage-arepresented-amiddle-aged-afor-aa-aVampire.-a
The-ahigher-ayour-aClass,-athe-alonger-ayour-alifespan,-aaccording-ato-aAusra.-aIf-aa-ahuman-areached-athe-aKing-aClass,-athey-acould-alive-afor-ahundreds-aof-ayears,-aeven-apotentially-athousands.-aVampires-awere-anaturally-along-lived-aon-atheir-aown,-aand-aadding-athe-astudy-aof-amagic-ato-athat-afurther-aslowed-atheir-aaging.-a
Standing-abehind-athe-ablack-robed-avampire-awas-aanother-avampire,-awearing-awhat-alooked-alike-aa-afull-aset-aof-ametal-aarmor,-aexcept-afor-aa-ahelmet.-aHe-ahad-apiercing-ared-aeyes-aand-ashort-abrown-ahair,-aand-awas,-aby-afar,-athe-amost-amilitaristic-alooking-avampire-aDrago-ahad-aseen-ayet.-a
What-acaught-aDrago's-aeyes,-ahowever,-aand-aalmost-amade-ahim-astumble-ain-ashock-awere-athe-atwo-afigures-ahe-asaw,-astanding-aright-anext-ato-athe-atwo-avampires.-a
Two-aAethmen,-aone-aa-awoman-aand-aone-aa-aman.-a
Clarence-aand-aJeriah,-athe-atwo-amerchants-ahe-ahad-aarrived-ahere-awith.-a
"Sir!-aWe've-abrought-athe-atarget-aafter-afinding-ahim-acausing-aa-adisturbance-ain-athe-anorthern-asector-aof-athe-acity."-aThe-aleader-aof-athe-aguards-aannounced-aas-ahe-aentered-athe-aroom,-apulling-aDrago-aforward.-aOr,-aat-aleast,-atrying-ato-apull-aDrago-aforward.-aDrago's-abody-aweighed-aseveral-ahundred-apounds,-aand-aeven-athough-athe-aguard-awas-aat-aleast-aat-athe-aSky-aClass,-apulling-asomeone-aas-aheavy-aas-aDrago-awould-arequire-aa-asolid-agrip.-a
Drago-astepped-aforward-awith-ahi
m,-aregardless,-anot-awanting-ato-acause-aa-ascene-ayet.-a
"Very-awell.-aFile-ayour-areport,-aand-athen-areturn-aback-ato-ayour-apatrol.-aYou-aare-adismissed."-aThe-avampire-awearing-athe-aset-aof-ametal-aarmor-aordered,-awaving-athe-aguards-aaway.-aThey-ashut-athe-adoor-abehind-athem,-afiling-aout.-a
"What-ais-athis?-aI've-adone-anothing-awrong."-aDrago-aasked,-aholding-ahis-ahands-aout-ain-afront-aof-ahim.-a
The-aarmored-avampire-aturned-atowards-ahim-aand-astepped-aforward.
"I-aam-athe-aCaptain-aof-athe-aGuard,-aand-athe-aAdjudicator-aof-athe-aCity,-aVyers-aMikael.-aTitan,-ayou-ahave-abeen-acharged-awith-anot-aonly-aassault,-abut-arobbery,-aand-aattempted-amurder.-aFurther,-ayou-aseem-ato-ahave-acaused-aa-adisturbance-ain-athe-astreets,-aanother-acrime-ato-ayour-alist."-aHis-avoice-aboomed-aoutward,-aa-apowerful-aair-aexploding-aaround-ahim.-aDrago-acould-afeel-athe-astrength-aebbing-aoff-athe-aman's-abody-ain-awaves-aas-ahe-aglared-aat-aDrago,-ahis-aeyes-agleaming-ared.-a
'A-aVampire-aNoble-aat-athe-apeak-aof-athe-aGrandmaster-aClass.-aHe-ais-anot-aa-aWizard,-abut-ainstead-atrains-ain-aa-amystic-aart-adesigned-afor-avampire-awarriors.'-aAusra-aidentified-athe-avampire-ain-afront-aof-ahim.-a
"As-arequired-aunder-aFamily-alaw,-ayou-ahave-aa-aright-ato-asee-ayour-aaccusers-aat-athe-atime-aof-ayour-aarrest."-aVyers-awaved-ahis-ahand-abehind-ahim,-ahis-aeyes-afocused-acompletely-aon-aDrago.-a
Drago-aturned-aand-astared-aat-athe-atwo-amerchants,-ahis-aeyes-aemotionless.-a
"That-ais-ahim,-ayour-ahonor."-aThe-afemale-aAeth-aJeriah-astepped-aforward,-aher-avoice-atrembling.-aClarence-aclosed-ahis-aeyes,-athe-apicture-aof-aa-aman-ain-afear.-a
"Shh,-ashh,-ait's-aokay."-aThe-aWizard-astanding-aat-athe-aside-agrabbed-aahold-aof-aher-aand-apulled-aher-aback,-acomforting-aher.-a
Without-aletting-aDrago-aget-aa-aword-ain,-aor-aeven-aasking-afor-ahis-aname,-athe-aarmored-avampire-acontinued,-a
"You-ahave-aa-aright-ato-adefend-ayourself-aunder-athe-alaw,-atwo-adays-afrom-anow-aon-atrial.-aUntil-athen,-ayou-aare-aunder-aconfinement-aorders,-aand-awill-abe-aheld-ahere-aat-athe-aCity-ajail."-aVyer's-aeyes-awere-acold-aas-ahe-alooked-aat-aDrago,-aas-aif-aalready-asure-aof-ahis-aguilt.-a
He-aclapped-ahis-ahands-atogether.-aImmediately,-aseveral-adifferent-aarmed-awarriors-amoved-ainto-athe-aroom,-aall-agiving-aoff-astrong-aauras.-a
"Lock-ahim-aaway."-a
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Drago-asat-adown-ain-aa-adark-acell,-aseveral-adozen-ameters-aunderground,-aalone.-aHis-ahands-awere-afolded-atogether-aas-ahe-asat-across-legged,-acalmly-abreathing.-aHis-aSpatial-aPouch-ahad-abeen-ascanned-aand-asearched-aand-athen,-asurprisingly-ato-aDrago,-areturned-ato-ahim-awhile-ahe-awas-ain-ahis-acell-awith-aeverything-astill-awithin-ait.-a
There-awas-ano-aone-aelse-anearby.-aHis-acell-aand-athree-aothers-awere-athe-aonly-aones-ahe-acould-asee-ain-athe-adimly-alit-aunderground-achamber,-aand-anone-aof-athe-aother-acells-ahad-aoccupants-ain-athem.-aHe-acould-avaguely-ahear,-aup-aabove,-athe-asounds-aof-athe-aguards-atalking-aand-alaughing.-a
He-ahad-alet-athe-aCity-aguards-alead-ahim-adown,-alet-athem-achain-ahis-ahands-atogether-awith-aa-atype-aof-aspecial,-amagic-achains,-alet-athem-atake-ahim-aall-athe-away-adown-aon-athis-acharade.-a
And-aall-ahe-acould-afeel-anow-awas-adisappointment.-a
Mostly-ain-ahimself.-a
He-awasn't-aa-afool.-aHis-aSoul-awas-apowerful,-aand-ahis-aphysique-astrong.-aMore-athan-aanything,-ahowever,-aDrago-ahad-aalways-ahad-aa-aknack-afor-aanalyzing-asituations.-aWhen-ahe-abroke-adown-awhat-ahe-asaw-ain-athat-aroom,-ascene-aby-ascene,-ahe-aunderstood-awhat-ahappened.
Clarence-ahad-ahis-afists-atrembling,-aand-alooked-aboth-aterrified-aand-ahorrified-aupon-aseeing-ahim.-aThe-asame-aapplied-ato-ahis-awife,-aJeriah.-aWhen-aJeriah-aspoke,-aher-avoice-ahad-abeen-afilled-awith-areal-ahatred-aand-afear.-aWhen-athat-aWizard-aby-aher-aside-agrabbed-aher,-aostensibly-ato-acomfort-aher,-aher-atrembling-ahad-aincreased-aslightly,-aand-ashe-ahad-aleaned-aaway.-a
The-asigns-awere-asmall.-aIf-ahe-ahadn't-aknown-ahe-awas-ainnocent,-ait-awas-apossible-ahe-awould-abelieve-athey-awere-abeing-ahonest.-a
It-awas-aclear-athey-awere-abeing-aforced-ato-ado-athis,-aagainst-atheir-awill.-aMost-alikely-aby-athat-aolder-avampire-aWizard.-aThe-aman-ahad-alooked-aat-ahim-aas-aif-ahe-awas-alooking-aat-aa-apiece-aof-acattle.-a
Drago-asighed-aand-arubbed-ahis-aforehead.-a
He-awas-adisappointed-awith-ahimself.-a
He-ahad-aallowed-ahimself-ato-agrow-afriendly-awith-aothers,-aletting-ahimself-aforget-athat-ahis-asoul-awas-aone-athat-atwisted-aFate,-adrawing-aevents-aand-athings-aaround-ahim.-a
Anyone-ahe-abefriended-awould-abe-asomeone-ahe-aput-ain-adanger.-a
He'd-aseen-athis-abefore.-aOne-ainnocent-abeing-ahad-aalready-adied-abecause-aof-ahim,-apreserved-aonly-ain-aspirit.-a
And-anow,-abecause-aof-ahim,-athose-akindly-aAeth-amerchants-awere-ain-adanger.-a
If-ahe-ahad-asimply-awalked-aaway-aafter-asaving-athem,-anone-aof-athis-awould-ahave-ahappened.-a
He-alooked-aat-ahis-arough,-ared-ahands,-arubbing-ahis-apalms-aquietly.-aHe-aslowly-adrew-ahis-ahead-aup,-araising-ahis-achained-aarms-ato-aaround-ahis-achest.-aThese-awere-amagical-achains,-aones-athat-aadjusted-ain-asize-ato-akeep-aa-aprisoner-alocked-ain,-ano-amatter-ahow-asmall,-aor-aso-ahe'd-abeen-atold.-aMost-alikely-amade-ato-atarget-aWizards-awho-acould-achange-ain-asize,-anot-aTitans,-abut-athey-afunctioned-ato-alock-ain-aboth.-a
He-aconsidered-atrying-ato-aabsorb-athe-aenergy-afrom-ait-afor-aa-amoment-abefore-atossing-athe-aidea-aaside.-aHe'd-aonly-amanaged-ato-aabsorb-aenergy-afrom-aa-asingle-amagic-aitem,-aa-abroken-aring,-aand-ahad-ayet-ato-atest-ait-aon-aother-aitems.-aIt-awasn't-athe-aright-atime-ato-atest-athat-aout,-athe-asituation-awas-aa-abit-atoo-avolatile.-a
He-astared-aat-athe-achains-aand-ainstead-abegan-ato-agather-ahis-abreath,-afocusing.
Before-ahe-adid-aanything-aelse-aDrago-afroze,-asensing-asomething-amoving-ain-athe-acorridor-abeyond-ahis-ajail-acell.-a
He-adidn't-asense-athis-aphysically.-a
Rather,-ahe-afelt-aa-astirring-aof-ahis-asoul,-aa-aphysical-aconnection-aestablished.-a
A-awarbling,-akeening-acry-asounded-aoff,-aechoing-aquietly-ain-athe-aunderground-aarea.-a
"What-ahave-awe-ahere,-aDrago,-amy-afriend?"-aIn-afront-aof-aDrago's-aeyes,-athe-ashadowy-afigure-aof-aa-abird-aappeared.-aThis-abird-awas-alike-ano-aother-abird-aDrago-ahad-aseen-abefore,-amade-aup-aof-aan-aalmost-atransparent-acrystal,-aits-ashape-aand-afunction-aunsettling.-a
'A-aCrystal-aEagle,-aa-arelatively-arare-abeast-athat-ais-aadept-aat-aspreading-aillusions.-aIt-amaximizes-aits-agrowth-aat-athe-aMaster-aClass.'-aAusra-achimed-ain,-aidentifying-ait.-a
"You-aallowed-ayourself-ato-abe-acaptured,-aand-atrapped?-aBy-aprey?!"-aDrago-arecognized-athe-aincredulous-avoice.
It-awas-athe-asame-amember-aof-athe-aFlock-ahe-ahad-amet-abefore,-abut-ain-aa-adifferent-aform.-aMello.-a
"What-aI-achoose-ato-ado-ais-awhat-aI-achoose-ato-ado.-aMy-awill-ais-aunquestionable."-aDrago-aput-aup-ahis-aconfident-afront-aagain,-ainwardly-ajust-afeeling-atired.
Mello-ashrugged,-araising-aits-awings-ain-aan-aappeasing-agesture,-aon-aoddly-adisconcerting-amovement-awhen-acoming-afrom-aa-abird.
"I-athought-amuch-alike-ayou-awhen-aI-afirst-acame-ainto-aexistence.-aI-awanted-ato-aexperience-athe-aworld-aaround-ame,-aand-agather-aallies.-aTo-aexpand-aand-acreate-athe-aperfect-abeing,-ayes,-abut-awith-aa-avast-aswathe-aof-aallies,-aa-agrand-aalliance.-aPerfection-ais-anot-afound-aalone."-aMello-abegan,-ahis-avoice-asounding-amajestic-aand-apowerful,-aan-aenthralling-avision-ain-ahis-aeyes.-aHe-acontinued,-ahowever,-ashaking-ahis-abird-ahead,
"I-awas-abetrayed,-aattacked-aby-aa-ascourge-aof-athose-afilthy-avampires-aand-ahumans."-aHis-aeyes-aflashed-ared,
"You-acan't-atrust-athem,-aany-aof-athem.-aI've-abeen-awatching-acarefully,-aDrago,-amy-afriend.-aDid-ayou-anot-asee-ahow-athose-ayou-asaved-abetrayed-ayou,-amerely-ato-akeep-atheir-aown-askin?-aThe-asheer-aunfairness-aof-ahow-athe-a'Justice'-aof-athis-areality-atreats-athe-ainnocent?-aThere-ais-ano-asuch-athing-aas-aloyalty-ain-athis-aw
orld,-anot-aamong-atheir-akind.-aThis-ais-aonly-aa-asmall-aexample."-aMello's-avoice-awas-afilled-awith-adisgust,
"The-aonly-aones-awe-acan-atrust-aare-aour-aown."-aHe-asaid,-awith-afinality.-a
Drago's-aface-aremained-aunmoving-aas-aMello's-awords-awashed-aover-ahim.-aHe-astayed-aquiet.-a
Mello-asighed,-a
"Very-awell.-aThen-aexperience-ait-afor-ayourself,-alike-aI-adid.-aI-ahave-aother-athings-ato-aattend-ato,-aother-aFlock-amembers-ato-afind.-aIf-ayou-awish-ato-ajoin-amy-aalliance-aafter-ayou-aslaughter-ayour-away-aout,-ayou-acan-afind-aone-aof-amy-achief-aclones-aat-athe-aBlue-aPalace-aof-athe-aPlanet-aGorral."-a
Mello's-abody-abegan-ato-awaver-aand-astarted-ato-avanish.
"Oh,-aone-alast-athing."-aMello's-acrystal-askull-aseemed-ato-asmile,
"A-arather…-aunruly-amember-aof-aour-abrethren-awill-aarrive-aon-aplanet-atomorrow.-aHe's-athe-asame-aas-ayou,-astarting-awith-aa-aDraconic-aform.-aYou-amight-awant-ato-awatch-aout."-a
"He's-aa-abit-aof-aan…-aodd-aone.-aYou'll-aknow-awhen-ahe's-ahere."-a
Mello-avanished,-aleaving-aDrago-aalone-ain-ahis-acell-aonce-amore.-a
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Drago-alet-aa-afew-aminutes-apass-aas-ahe-athought-aabout-awhat-aMello-asaid,-aand-ahis-aown-afeelings.-aHe-afound-athat-ahe-acouldn't-acome-ato-aa-aconclusion,-ahis-athoughts-alost-aand-amuddled.-a
Underneath-aall-aof-athis,-aa-aboiling-aundercurrent-aof-arage-ahad-aslowly-abeen-abuilding.-aAnger-aat-athe-ainjustice-ahe-asuffered,-athe-ainjustices-ahe-ahad-acaused-aothers-ato-asuffer,-aand-aat-ainjustice-ain-ageneral.-a
As-ahe-astruggled-ato-acome-ato-aa-adecision,-aDrago-arealized-asomething,-ahis-aeyes-ahardening.-a
What-ahe-awould-ado-ain-athe-afuture,-ahow-ahe-afelt,-aall-aof-athe-aconfusing-athoughts-awere-asomething-ahe-acould-adeal-awith-alater.-a
'Right-anow',-ahe-athought,-ahis-aeyes-aglowing,-a'There-aare-aother-athings-aI-aneed-ato-ado.-aSome-apeople-aI-awant-ato-atalk-ato.-aAnd-aa-acertain-aWizard-aI-aam-agoing-ato-akill.'-a