I looked up, giving him a moment to process.
Noman's land was going through the same dark cheerless day with a thick layer of clouds allowing very little sunshine in. We had barely crossed the border when I stopped realizing that I went a bit overboard with the whole putting some safe distance between the monster's ears and myself.
It was probably enough, 'I'm counting on you,' I placed a hand on Mark's shoulder.
He gave me a firm nod, 'The secrecy code remains the same, doesn't it?'
My hand froze where I left it.
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I thought crossing the border, plus, having a mental conversation about everything I just told him did the trick. He was reading the IQ analysis I was trying to give him in my face.
'I want to avoid misunderstandings,'
I smiled. My shadow wasn't stupid, he was just meticulous.
'This is just between you and me,'