24 Handling a bunch of people during battle could be a disaster, handling a bunch of hurt people could be even worse. Because of that only a handful of us were eligible to go on the rescue mission. Artan, Theron, Ramon, Trina, Kane, and I. When I asked Felix to stay behind and protect everyone, he didn’t object. On the other hand, Ellie had argued, wanting to come, but Theron insisted it wasn’t a good idea. Ryane and Cora weren’t hurt like Tomas and Rye, but I knew they wanted to stay beside their pairs. And they probably still remembered how terribly the Maine mission ended. I didn’t blame them. If I could, I would stay away from missions too. But this was my life now. As the heart maiden, my main duty was to find the heart flower, but as the supposedly most powerful tzigane of all, I

