As darkeners peaked, Jariyeh and Colossal made their move. They followed the scent of the enemy to her previous hideout. A small house just outside town. It had two doors and four windows. There were smaller structures behind it- presumably the bathhouse and the kitchen. Inside was a single bulb. The rest were lamps guarding the surroundings against the darkness.
"You take the left side, I go right?" Jariyeh said. "What?" She did not understand the kind of look Colossal gave her. "Left, I go right, come on!" she pointed.
"You're really into this. Did Arsalan finally break you?"
"Don't push my buttons, I have not given up, I'm simply following orders," Jariyeh excused herself.
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Stephanie woke up at seven the next day. Her eyes were numb and she could hardly sit upright when her en
