Alura landed hard on top of Marenzo, panting and forced herself to stand. "Tell me now what the hell's going on and why you did that!" she snapped.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWL5mZP0fha
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Marenzo tried to catch his breath, sweat slipping down from his brow as shattered metal rested in the dirt around his middle finger. "...Rings..."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡESgOQBy3kK
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"What about them?"613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYMaQ2apIVQ
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Marenzo gulped and grunted as he started forcing himself to sit up. "...I tried...to explain..." he groaned and paused after lifting his upper body off the cold dirt. "...I use them..." his barely open eyes shifted his blurry gaze to one of his hands. "...I use them to...show off and..." he took a breath before exhaling, "...to look stronger...than I really am..." he tiredly explained before groaning while shifting his body around to get to his knees. "It...let's me be...what my brother...and mother already-gah!" he tried to push up to stand but his right leg gave out, causing him to return to the dirt.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLHEyfHJJJo
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"Would you stop being an idiot?!" Alura snapped as she moved and caught up to help him stay up.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdISnghjCZ
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"...I wanted to be as good as them. So...I used an easy way to do it...and I rely on it." He sadly admitted while avoiding meeting her eyes.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRvkDJamqa
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Alura was silent, her gaze narrowed on him as thunder rumbled above. "...Are you even able to use magic without them?" she finally asked.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQxy8fE9qK
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Marenzo nodded with a sigh. "Yes, I can but only...only teleporting short distances and mind reading frontal thoughts."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbSFM2szAJ
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"Why didn't you say so when we met?"613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC23GAslEk8
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"Would you had trusted a guy who saved you and said..." he moved to try standing again but this time he shifted so his weight would be supported by Alura. "That he could only help you because of him having enchanted rings?" Alura opened her mouth to reply but closed it as she gave that more thought. "That's what I thought and why I didn't tell you."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3RDz7dzit
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Alura shook her head. "Anyways, we should find shelter for the night before we find someway of getting out of here." She looked back to see the city lights and forward down the road to see not much. Best the darkened path than the lit one. She thought and began to slowly head away from the city with Marenzo being almost all dead weight.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡinQCUrPwqM
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They didn't get far down the road before an engine slowed down as a single wheeled vehicle looking cycle came up beside them. "Hey, you two okay?" the woman asked.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdR8x5195q8
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"We're fine, leave us be." Alura sternly stated without looking at their inquirer.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuuxUxzbRJ8
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"But you two look like you been through hell and back. Sure you don't need a lift?"613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyphgUMX7r7
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"...I don't even know where we're going so we can't ask you to take us anywhere...unless you can take us off this land."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JFgWeI84Q
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The woman thought before removing her helmet. "Well I can't do that but I can offer you a place to rest in my studio." She sniffed the air as her cycle stayed steady in its slow rolling motion. "And judging by your smells, you won't last long out here once night falls without shelter."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdiWNLLXvx8
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Marenzo looked to the woman, noticing scales dotting around her facial features and her slit eyes. "We might want to take her offer. Better than being mauled by wild demons."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQgllAHkoN
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"If anyone has been to school they already know that wild demons aren't uncommon here. We're kinda known for our demons outnumbering humans." She laughed lightly with a toothy grin. "How about it?"613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6iQyGNdWGq
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Alura stopped and looked at the cycle. "I don't see a spot for us to sit."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrhMaQrINj
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"If your friend can change shape or both your shapes then you can ride in my basket." She pointed back to a tall basket with a few grocery bags inside it.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqIyoETUV3
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Alura was silent as she considered this before looking to Marenzo. "How you feel up to that?"613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLZPSK17JX
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Marenzo took a deep breath and sighed, reaching into his pocket and pulled out another ring. "...I'm going to need a very good nap after all this." He muttered and held it closed securely in his hand. His eyes closed and the ring began to glow. Shortly after so did he and Alura. The woman stared with an impressed look as there stood, once the light faded, a little girl holding an orange and silver kitten.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9cVPcNRuLm
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Alura looked down and gave a small noise of startlement at seeing her age had been reduced. "...you're...fine. Grab...my bag and...get in there..." Marenzo horsely whispered with his eyes just barely staying open as his body was limp in her arms. "The spell will...only last maybe...an hour."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBoixJJwTgL
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"Okay, sorry about this." Alura said in her eight year old voice. She picked up the bag, making sure no rings fell out and got into the basket. "Ready!" she confirmed and the woman nodded. She took the controls and they sped off.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkinLiImohS
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They would arrive in a quiet town and be lead up a couple sets of stairs. The door was opened and they were allowed into an apartment that looked to had been a former dance studio. "Welcome to my abode." She greeted warmly as they entered and she set the groceries down on the table. "I've put a lot in to fix it up."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL1rEBV8zi4
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"It looks good and so neat." Alura complimented as she stepped around the room to take it in.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQu46fRDn7
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"Thanks!" she began to put away the food as Alura wandered towards some back rooms. "If you want any food, I'll fix you something."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipXlQ1rorA
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"Maybe later after a nap!" Alura called back from the bedroom she found.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGR7IuszwXB
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Out in the main room, the door opened and a middle aged man entered, stretching and yawned. "Welcome home." She greeted in her cheerful tone. "How was work?"613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvH4Qv9TZrk
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"Tiering and if you would get an actual job you'd know."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRAbAaNHmV
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"I'm an artist and I spread beauty for money." She stated while striking an elegant pose.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGyuMBqCbW
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He stared at her with a straight eye look. "You paint homes and buildings for commission."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO31Ttf4aO8
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She sighed while folding her arms. "Still spreading beauty." She grumbled.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfarsiNMf14
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"Uh huh," he answered flatly while making his way to the sofa to remove his shoes.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpp7qCxY6Bl
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"Oh, by the way, we have company."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZPsf3alum
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"We do?" she nodded as he stood to go look. Soon he returned and made his way over to her. "Cloran...can you explain to me why there are two disheveled people in my bed? Did you give money to the slave market?"613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01LEmgVvaL
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Cloran rolled her eyes. "Of course not. I know how much you hate that market."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡItKaQW9cbq
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"That's good news." He sighed relieved.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoo2xqICWo6
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"I found them on the side of the road outside the capital."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ396g9MNQiS
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He pinched the bridge of his nose while closing his eyes. "Never mind, I take back my relief. Please tell me you were dropped as a little one."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrPmFcO9Ul
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"Pfft, of course not Gryble. Tsun wouldn't had been that careless, although I do remember falling off chairs as a child."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqxuAXa4vx3
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Gryble took a deep breath, lowering his hand and opening his eyes. "Aren't you worried they will kill us in our sleep?"613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp4C0hZpoU6
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Cloran shook her head. "No and you need to learn to be more trusting of others."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhpOYzyUIM
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"And you need to learn to be more cautious." Gryble stated before rubbing the back of his neck. "They can stay but if they try to kill us, I'll kill them."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNS3aDEweF
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"Sounds fair enough. So, what do you want for dinner?"613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktNWwQqtx4
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"Just my usual sis, you know that." He walked over and relaxed on the sofa, turning the news on with the volume low as she got to making dinner, his eyes starting to droop shut into a light doze.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUYrCchZgy1
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