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.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZddJJRMkH
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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..."722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡscDzOT6nQ3
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"What about them?"722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QJq5sEiO7
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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.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvPbINTJgV
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"Would you stop being an idiot?!" Alura snapped as she moved and caught up to help him stay up.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Lxv03dbUq
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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.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUx3SW7uEk9
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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.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV290vbIGjO
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Marenzo nodded with a sigh. "Yes, I can but only...only teleporting short distances and mind reading frontal thoughts."722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBCfbgTOgr9
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"Why didn't you say so when we met?"722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZmIi3ua54
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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."722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJBZIQ7Zex
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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.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vd7HcQDbP
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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.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNEcEplNwW
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"We're fine, leave us be." Alura sternly stated without looking at their inquirer.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDW7OLeD6Yp
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"But you two look like you been through hell and back. Sure you don't need a lift?"722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRGBR4RGvq
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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."722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjkJjqV6MtI
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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."722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJ2UAOlUk2
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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."722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9er5CY0KMr
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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?"722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2zx7a6xh7
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Alura stopped and looked at the cycle. "I don't see a spot for us to sit."722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpndCGXtfqz
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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.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAkaK0We0DT
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Alura was silent as she considered this before looking to Marenzo. "How you feel up to that?"722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjiwBiJukap
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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.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4I7urbF6g
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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."722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH27guJhs8c
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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.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHnJKOBO6Mz
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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."722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHv788ckvL
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"It looks good and so neat." Alura complimented as she stepped around the room to take it in.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ad0j9ixlR
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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."722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRze5wwr8od
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"Maybe later after a nap!" Alura called back from the bedroom she found.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrFpq2twIX
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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?"722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7DSUet6gZ
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"Tiering and if you would get an actual job you'd know."722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedf9BJ5Qwn
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"I'm an artist and I spread beauty for money." She stated while striking an elegant pose.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4AJfsgYYtb
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He stared at her with a straight eye look. "You paint homes and buildings for commission."722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKtxmbRjYY
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She sighed while folding her arms. "Still spreading beauty." She grumbled.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnFwU3Exb1d
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"Uh huh," he answered flatly while making his way to the sofa to remove his shoes.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfh4aCODoM
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"Oh, by the way, we have company."722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Fb9rGUSO3
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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?"722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNdRlbP7PK
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Cloran rolled her eyes. "Of course not. I know how much you hate that market."722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡok0mzCzPkD
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"That's good news." He sighed relieved.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlg0Pbo27dK
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"I found them on the side of the road outside the capital."722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyFUpJidPLe
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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."722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDt3HhD5Kd
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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."722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXN8IDKoj40
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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?"722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3ZzdojgR8
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Cloran shook her head. "No and you need to learn to be more trusting of others."722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYVeaEWziL
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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."722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMq2VfSuNk
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"Sounds fair enough. So, what do you want for dinner?"722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4PaQUDtJr
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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.722Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUb1kuFKciw
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