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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfasn8NBJ5I
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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..."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwgbwyDEoC9
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        "What about them?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKe7vXqcKs
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfwZnRqrwr3
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        "Would you stop being an idiot?!" Alura snapped as she moved and caught up to help him stay up.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKuTaixmfE
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9oHmPi9V6K
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGuZX7ukCYT
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        Marenzo nodded with a sigh. "Yes, I can but only...only teleporting short distances and mind reading frontal thoughts."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJv6U8Tv7S
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        "Why didn't you say so when we met?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwphWE9zyp
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGuidOazHoZ
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYlfuEFoMf
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQnxgICcMWp
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        "We're fine, leave us be." Alura sternly stated without looking at their inquirer.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwyXJNj0Ah0
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        "But you two look like you been through hell and back. Sure you don't need a lift?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCR6ICurKaa
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBtKJSEWG8
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDqfNur059
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ruezUCZav
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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?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbOeuXI4pHU
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        Alura stopped and looked at the cycle. "I don't see a spot for us to sit."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCI1L7qx5sZ
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3XKn7FQzov
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        Alura was silent as she considered this before looking to Marenzo. "How you feel up to that?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgi7aS1g0wO
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmMNmTLcH3
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZCcpYxaqJ
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzJ890qHd0
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpPPAVj0bF
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        "It looks good and so neat." Alura complimented as she stepped around the room to take it in.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWJnCIKy0m
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fO3YIolZr
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        "Maybe later after a nap!" Alura called back from the bedroom she found.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGew6mR7cz
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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?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmdlY1kmHiC
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        "Tiering and if you would get an actual job you'd know."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkHQc47zuu
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        "I'm an artist and I spread beauty for money." She stated while striking an elegant pose.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqr7ImriZKr
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        He stared at her with a straight eye look. "You paint homes and buildings for commission."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLApiF33LlP
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        She sighed while folding her arms. "Still spreading beauty." She grumbled.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufTVjha8ak
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        "Uh huh," he answered flatly while making his way to the sofa to remove his shoes.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIn16USDF3x
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        "Oh, by the way, we have company."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjvnUHQizO
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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?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqT1TDJLW7
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        Cloran rolled her eyes. "Of course not. I know how much you hate that market."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmfPN8MPrB
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        "That's good news." He sighed relieved.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQg3ZGBM4l
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        "I found them on the side of the road outside the capital."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNHDXPzcqi
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUq2jWArBC
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv0lhykdMCN
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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?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH7BXDhiARZ
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        Cloran shook her head. "No and you need to learn to be more trusting of others."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt3FRbTuwqd
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBlz31ePU7
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        "Sounds fair enough. So, what do you want for dinner?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjrga3qGw5A
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qaO9trGAi
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