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.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdhNiuIENHU
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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..."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡveaI4uNiyN
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"What about them?"574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ48hIoUMiL4
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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.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKMvj88exa
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"Would you stop being an idiot?!" Alura snapped as she moved and caught up to help him stay up.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcROU6f4jiK
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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.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRNM9pWDz0
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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.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqaCMXS0yn
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Marenzo nodded with a sigh. "Yes, I can but only...only teleporting short distances and mind reading frontal thoughts."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM6vPlgZ77h
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"Why didn't you say so when we met?"574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDvp7l2YHv
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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."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiANh3z7ebM
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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.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXX7O0PdxAG
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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.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlfbug34Ot0
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"We're fine, leave us be." Alura sternly stated without looking at their inquirer.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcswgtu30Dz
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"But you two look like you been through hell and back. Sure you don't need a lift?"574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkEIeGU2vzh
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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."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDr11MPE3Wl
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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."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmuicNjtr4x
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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."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxbVMu1Om4
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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?"574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhgxMflmpp
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Alura stopped and looked at the cycle. "I don't see a spot for us to sit."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRdzcb8by8
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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.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKBoxWIsy7
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Alura was silent as she considered this before looking to Marenzo. "How you feel up to that?"574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8zIOGrehpM
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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.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0JBfCFaV6g
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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."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8zkJxlfnNK
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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.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhUlq1zzKW
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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."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKrmBmOOXu
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"It looks good and so neat." Alura complimented as she stepped around the room to take it in.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIP0uAM7nHC
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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."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vRJ8JeiVi
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"Maybe later after a nap!" Alura called back from the bedroom she found.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgzA309X1u
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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?"574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJaF4QZSBzh
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"Tiering and if you would get an actual job you'd know."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡarBQPxJxBl
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"I'm an artist and I spread beauty for money." She stated while striking an elegant pose.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8lcgSE3Jn4
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He stared at her with a straight eye look. "You paint homes and buildings for commission."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjEpPn1ym15
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She sighed while folding her arms. "Still spreading beauty." She grumbled.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtkMCGuHFu
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"Uh huh," he answered flatly while making his way to the sofa to remove his shoes.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaN9nPZIk0l
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"Oh, by the way, we have company."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMgn9vfZuwP
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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?"574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCZC2V43o0
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Cloran rolled her eyes. "Of course not. I know how much you hate that market."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQwLeaHSit
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"That's good news." He sighed relieved.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjyWc59sGZ
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"I found them on the side of the road outside the capital."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqzLlUZXiA
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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."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuiTTY0oqOk
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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."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOecTWwLN9
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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?"574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTsWOQahvJd
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Cloran shook her head. "No and you need to learn to be more trusting of others."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡchmC3zMtFZ
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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."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8YbblHihQ
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"Sounds fair enough. So, what do you want for dinner?"574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDTyWYrju7
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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.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWXJ3y7rXA
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