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Kerina
‘Where did you get this?’ Lariel snatches the map from Saxon. ‘This is the place I spoke of last night, Kerina.’
‘It doesn’t matter where it came from, the point is we have it,’ says Saxon.
‘Whoa.’ Elgee shakes his head. ‘Do not tell me yer got this from where I think yer got it from.’
‘Fine, I won’t tell you.’
‘For real? Yer got it from Anastasia?’
‘What does Anastasia know about the Okodee?’ asks Manny.
Saxon retracts the map from Lariel. ‘Like I said, it doesn’t matter. I trust her and that’s the end of it.’ He shoves it into his bag.
‘It matters to me who you trust,’ says Lariel. ‘Who is this Anastasia?’
‘Lariel!’ I say. ‘If Saxon says she can be trusted, then it is so.’
Manny clears his throat. ‘So, you’re really doin’ this?’
‘Yep. I need to see for myself where
