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"You expect me to believe such empty words from you," he stated, as half-arsed as it may be. She could sense his hesitation and the desperation in his voice as he spoke between sentences, wanting to confirm her statement. He was falling for bait.

All eyes stared down at her in the trial room, waiting for her profound explanation of how she was going to save Trevor because they had tried what they could. Being on the front lines cost them limited supplies, and the journey to refill some cost the lives of soldiers on the ground. It was much harder to try and save his life, and now she claimed she could solve it.

the soldier with the axe, still waiting for his signal. Lara had her eyes closed shut and tight, her mouth fluttering open and close as if she were muttering her last words to the moon goddess. and the room was silent, with nothing but the tense stare from the onlooker. She and Lucien stared down at each other. both silent and calm.