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.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqAgx4qXQdJ
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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..."676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9nTKCpv9P
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"What about them?"676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjhxzt3GYQ
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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.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDguCp4T2Gr
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"Would you stop being an idiot?!" Alura snapped as she moved and caught up to help him stay up.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKUcTVFPzkN
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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.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvetpfQyYoq
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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.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjUoNtml1Sm
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Marenzo nodded with a sigh. "Yes, I can but only...only teleporting short distances and mind reading frontal thoughts."676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnn6omX8TTN
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"Why didn't you say so when we met?"676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjaM4q1lXvz
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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."676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXuOOteAJb
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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.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2WA9Hys6U
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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.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYexBIVyOOR
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"We're fine, leave us be." Alura sternly stated without looking at their inquirer.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnpmNT65k3K
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"But you two look like you been through hell and back. Sure you don't need a lift?"676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8kgI4w5IfP
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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."676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TTwtRHq5M
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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."676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQBbdeGjJv
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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."676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9sBUJACHlB
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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?"676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQGq0wy8kZ
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Alura stopped and looked at the cycle. "I don't see a spot for us to sit."676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPFLCp6TSeI
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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.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaA1eEOX3sw
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Alura was silent as she considered this before looking to Marenzo. "How you feel up to that?"676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtM95B3bANW
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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.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsCzbolLqg
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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."676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcbQdErpmE
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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.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡty6C5BmA8V
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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."676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQAPXHBytS
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"It looks good and so neat." Alura complimented as she stepped around the room to take it in.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtmnD0pybQS
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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."676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbNzzquftv
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"Maybe later after a nap!" Alura called back from the bedroom she found.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8KWOphOWv
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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?"676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZcaihYLqC
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"Tiering and if you would get an actual job you'd know."676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lTMAeLynk
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"I'm an artist and I spread beauty for money." She stated while striking an elegant pose.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjE0JKvVJb
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He stared at her with a straight eye look. "You paint homes and buildings for commission."676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL0jKlsb040
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She sighed while folding her arms. "Still spreading beauty." She grumbled.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiCW59SoBPt
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"Uh huh," he answered flatly while making his way to the sofa to remove his shoes.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKq0YxxgK5C
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"Oh, by the way, we have company."676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6umQC3uUKg
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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?"676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7HRia5zDyK
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Cloran rolled her eyes. "Of course not. I know how much you hate that market."676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvzzPKGpam
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"That's good news." He sighed relieved.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1iQztQcst3
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"I found them on the side of the road outside the capital."676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2FPzaBz7e
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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."676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhNFonIUYW
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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."676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZogfWHHDp
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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?"676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQeapgaPYR
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Cloran shook her head. "No and you need to learn to be more trusting of others."676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKZbmwodER
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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."676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYlleJ9YWY
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"Sounds fair enough. So, what do you want for dinner?"676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Qmz7mJtpc
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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.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSz7aa2hRLJ
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