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.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGk3bXnwsE
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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..."680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4U49QUUv6b
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        "What about them?"680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTYsyDs2ld
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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.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqtSGSX7vT
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        "Would you stop being an idiot?!" Alura snapped as she moved and caught up to help him stay up.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1fns2ArTnu
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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.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFfqFX0jdp3
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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.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEYpr9dpOLN
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        Marenzo nodded with a sigh. "Yes, I can but only...only teleporting short distances and mind reading frontal thoughts."680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1SiyumESu2
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        "Why didn't you say so when we met?"680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWY1xyALbTz
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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."680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs5mVt6R1Kh
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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.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvQ8KLNcHr
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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.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnzTvaA0c3k
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        "We're fine, leave us be." Alura sternly stated without looking at their inquirer.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9UkhJz9i7V
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        "But you two look like you been through hell and back. Sure you don't need a lift?"680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTblSj3XnHD
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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."680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTZeNfQscy
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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."680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqFY11ZONQf
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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."680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ298n4as3hf
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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?"680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMjHuhspCT
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        Alura stopped and looked at the cycle. "I don't see a spot for us to sit."680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVTrw5tkBG
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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.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwzC8p27eI
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        Alura was silent as she considered this before looking to Marenzo. "How you feel up to that?"680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOUPugfkPx
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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.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEX7MxYiy63
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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."680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPD5ilnj6SJ
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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.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGLMByQLTs
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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."680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIIgp9w5NN1
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        "It looks good and so neat." Alura complimented as she stepped around the room to take it in.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmMU8KYQENH
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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."680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJNI0Xhv3Y
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        "Maybe later after a nap!" Alura called back from the bedroom she found.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRkKFhUVgGj
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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?"680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzv446q5BwY
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        "Tiering and if you would get an actual job you'd know."680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8KESCEZje
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        "I'm an artist and I spread beauty for money." She stated while striking an elegant pose.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcBf1YIHRN
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        He stared at her with a straight eye look. "You paint homes and buildings for commission."680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQoDjJcJvH3
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        She sighed while folding her arms. "Still spreading beauty." She grumbled.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5AhaybrPmE
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        "Uh huh," he answered flatly while making his way to the sofa to remove his shoes.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWvLCxhDUgi
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        "Oh, by the way, we have company."680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgraQUjbAR
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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?"680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCuYRffPmXy
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        Cloran rolled her eyes. "Of course not. I know how much you hate that market."680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NZqnrH7tL
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        "That's good news." He sighed relieved.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHdE2BwDrHh
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        "I found them on the side of the road outside the capital."680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubW1Kkumc5
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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."680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqp9ppagdj
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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."680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMrqYz2AGMV
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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?"680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlhWBGtAWgP
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        Cloran shook her head. "No and you need to learn to be more trusting of others."680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡie6sGOfqXN
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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."680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1yquziF1HG
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        "Sounds fair enough. So, what do you want for dinner?"680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcpKIxptGO
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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.680Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmSjWM9tpIS
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