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WRENThe gun was cold against the side of my head. I didn’t have to pretend that I was scared. I was shaking all over, until Vuk took my hand. On screen, only our upper bodies were visible so the Athions wouldn’t see him comforting me. They’d only see a human being threatened at gunpoint. Hopefully that would make them back off.
“Ready?” Raf asked.
I gave him a smile, imagining that I was brave. I’d got through a lot in the past few days. I could do this.
Vuk tightened his grip of the gun and nodded. Let the play begin.
Raf did something on his console and the screen changed from the map to the picture of two Athions. I cringed, memories flooding me. They looked so similar to Laki and Arri and even though I knew it wasn’t them, I had a hard time fighting the fear threatening to over
