Chapter 26
n hd nthng t d, ddd t k trnng fr th tm bng.
t w mmn n fr gmr t nd thr fr tm fr lf-trnng whn thr w n vnt, but t thnk vn ndd u dng t n rlt.
ud utmtd mn trnng mg t l m mn nd md bll f mg whh flung rund th rm lk bnbg.
Fr, wtr, rth, wnd, thundr, , lght k. h wr ll th lmnt uld u.
thn frmd thr h nt mthng lk fr r rt, nd lt t l rund.
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Ung th mthd, n uld lh thr mg nntrtn, ntrl, nd multnu tng t th m tm.
h mg uld u t th m tm rght nw w lmtd t 10. wvr, rdng t th htrl bk d rd n th t Wth nd nt, thr wr nl fw f thm wh uld u mr thn 2 t f mg t th m tm. gu w qut bl, n w.
ut rll, ddnt knw wht huld d.
f nvtgtd th undrgrund, th Wth wuld .
l ddnt knw wh wuld b wthng vr m tn, t w hghl bl uld tll gt ught vn f nkd n thr ln.
Fr ml, thr mght b fmlr f th Wth tndng b th undrgrund ntrn, nd f th wrnd, th nt mng! thn th Wth mght mmdtl .
n thr wrd, ndd t d mthng but th Wth blt t tlrt.
Wht f md brrr t vr th whl dm?
h Wth tlrt bll dntgrtd hr bd nt rtl, whh thn mv t hgh d n tht tt. h w mthng tht wuld nl b bl wth drk wr n t wuld ntntl kll nn l wh trd t. mb f md brrr t rvnt th rtl frm ng, th Wth wuld b trd.
ut f blkd t tht thrughl, vn r wuld b blkd ndrng th numbr f l wthn th dm, tht wuldnt b gd.
vn f md fr hrt bttl, h wuldnt g dwn wth ut ngl ht. lu, f h rndd wth fr mg thn th tutn uld bm vn wr.
vn f th Wth w trd, f ll th gn burnd ut, wht huld b ur wn wuld turn nt l.
w but vutng vrn rr t dlng brrr?
uld nl th mt dm wth brrr, nd thn grdull hrnk th brrr t ruh vrthng nd. t uld b lld rtn D lng wth th dm.
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ut thn vrn wuld knw but th vutn tm, nludng th hdmtr nd thr . h uld ut nfrm th Wth but th nd h uld .
w but btng dwn th hdmtr frt?
lthugh, hd n utftn t d .
f uddnl bt dwn th rntl nnnt hdmtr wthut rn, m ubl mg wuld b dmgd vn thugh hd th nt gnfnt uthrt
uld gnr th nn nd fr m w. ut f dd, th mght thnk hd bm rz nd uld u tht rn t frfull nd m bk hm. tht ln huld b lt rrt.
w but n mbuh?
Lk, uld dg hl mwhr utd th dm nd hd wthn t. hn uld t ur thk bm tht wuld dtr vrthng n t th, lng wth th hl undrgrund.
h wuld dfntl dmg th Wth but n uldnt gurnt t wuld kll hr n n ht, h uld tll nd u ng.
h Wth nl tk dmg frm th nt nd th Wth wr, bvul wuld hv t mbu m mg wth drk wr. wvr, nl hd mnml munt f drk wr frm Vrnll. vn f m bm hd hgh dtrutv wr, t wuld tll b hrd t dft hr n n ht.
l, f dd th, th grund blw th dm wuld ll whh wuld b dtru.
m-
mnn-
N gd, nt thnk f gd d.
mght hv n d tht uld bl dft Wth, but ddnt hv n tht uld dfntl dft Wth.
td, ndd t tk r f th hdmtr nd thr frt.
ndd t fnd dfnt rf mhw nd t th ll f thm tgthr.
ut hw t llt tht rf w th rblm.
ntrrgt vrn?
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ng th Gm lr dd whtvr h wntd, thnk t w bl fr m t d but t uld mk m mg nt n vl n.
lr-m, m hv mmnt l?
hrd knk n th dr Ll lld ut.
Wht t?
Wll, m fr rght nw nw, nd hv n rn t rfu.
nd , g hd nd ntr.
d tht, th dr nd nd Ll ntrd lng wth Vrnll nd h mrr gru.
t w th l wh hd fught th lr dg. h th wr rul ung th mmbr fr th tr rt n th rut?
t k t thnk f t k rt?
th w, ntrng th 5th flr w uull rm tht ld t ntnt rrt. ut vr n tht ummr vnt1, tld Ll wuld t lt tlk wth Vrnll f h wr t m.
Ll?
thught h hd mthng t tlk but, but fr m rn, Ll nd th thr lkd urrd th lkd rund th rm.
Wht t? Ddnt u gu m hr bu u hd mthng t tlk but?
h, t but th gu wh r wndrng but? r u nrnd but thm tht u nt tlk?
gu wll rmv thm. k t dn.
ll rght, nw tlk.
Ll. nt undrtnd f u t lnt
h , . h l hv m nd rrtd mthng trng. thnk u huld ltn t wht th hv t
hn. mthng wrd?
Wth th mmbr, t wuld b wrdr f th hd mthng dnt t tlk but.
k thn. ll ltn fr bt.
G hd, ln t n 50 wrd r l
l tll m
ll rght tull, rlr
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h dmtr rhd n nd tld hr wt l lk r htng mhw nd u ught t b rgnzd. hn h uddnl hngd th t nd d thr r n th dm! nd uld nl blv u nd m, nd ntrutd hr t wth lr mvmnt.
Uwh, tht w ttll rf f h gult.
tht w th ? ht w hw th Wth mngd t dtt m rhd n trn rut, t w ll n fult.
hnkng but t, n th rgnl gm, h hd trd t nt m ut f grudg. ut n th wrld, h gt dvd nt bng fr th nm ntd.
mhw, tht grl w lw ftd t b m nm.
nd rh mtm ltr th hdmtr mght tll hr tht nt fk kll hr nd h wuldnt dubt t nd uld tull tr t kll m.
Wll, W fk thugh.
w flh fr th dughtr f nght F t b l dvd b uh ml l. N mttr hw u lk t t, r fught fr nd qur. n ml lt bu h w nt gd nugh. Dnng hr wn nrn, lmng th thr htr nght F wuld b d t hr t.
Whl Ll d h w dntd n hr, tht w tull nt th .
wndlr untdl fl th wh thnk thrd b n w th uld b dvd.
t ft tht vn n mdrn n, whr nfrmtn uld b l d, thr w tll hgh numbr f wndld vtm.
mrd t tht, th wrld w nt dvld, nd f u dd n hltrd nbl grl wh hd nl vr lvd n hr mnn?
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lu, th tm hr hrt w urrntl vulnrbl nd h w flld wth mtn.
bvul h wuld gt dvd.
tull, hd flng th hdmtr rhd n tl bu h thught uld dv hr.
nd , t tm t gv hr m fllw-u.
m knd t ut grl. dnt gv dmn but dud thugh.
Ll. ht nt th hr. h wh gt dvd uull dnt nt t whn thr n th mmnt. l, hrd n-n grw u n hr Nbl mnn wthut vr hvng rnd n rblm wth t n ddtn, hr hrt vulnrbl rght nw nd h flld wth mtn. h nt hl but blv ll n th n wh d th hdmtr.
nd t w tru tht thr w n th dm. h hdmtr hmlf, fr ml.
rmmbrd tht mn d tht th bt l wr lw md wth th truth.
Wll ndrng wht hr hlgl tt w t th mmnt, t w m nn tht thr w n w h uld frm th wt wrd f th rnl.
nw, th nfrmd th hdmtr fllwr f th Wth.
ndrng n-n hlgl tt durng tht mmnt, h lkl hd n w t rt h wt wrd. n ddtn, th fllwr f th Wth mt lkl th hdmtr hmlf. u th n wh wuld b ht t knw m mvmnt wuld b th Wth.
, td f lr-m. uh nght th Ll mrd
u t, u m r m mr.
l Vrnll nd trn, Fr nd r, nd l th thr tw, u dd wll.
Wth th, hd gnd th utftn t th th rnl.
n th hdmtr w ught, t wuld b tm t hrvt. wuld rt ut ll th .
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vn , t thnk tht th rnl th rm nght f th rvu nt l, wh wrkd tgthr t bt th rvu Wth, bm fllwr f th Wth.
r lk, tht w tl th rn.
u th urrnt Wth, w tht rvu nt, l hrlf.
Y, th Wth nm w l. h wll b n th tt, rmmbr t wll.
n thr wrd, th hdmtr thnll ddnt btr nn.
Frm th bgnnng t th nd, h td knght fr tht rn NLY, l.
u th nt hd b hng nt th Wth, h l gt b hng frm th nt nght t th Wth nght, tht ll thr w t t.
vn , h w tll n nm.
w tll ut trgt fr m t bt dwn lng wth th Wth.
lrght thn, gu huld g ut nd th th hdmtr nw.
h dmtr w frmr rm nght, h blt w rund mlr lvl wth Ll, wh w l n rt, but h w n rl nm t m.
k, wth rrr nd g Rnfrmnt, ll h ttk wuld nl mk mt und wthut n rl dmg.
nd ftr ught hm, t wuld b r t rt ut thr .
l wt mmnt, h nt.
ut mn td m. t w th rvrtd Gl trd.
uul, h h th ur f trtr rund hm.
vn f u dd tur hm, dnt thnk h wll rvl vr n f th . hr wll dfntl b m tht h wll nl fr ur.
mu , tht mght b th .
vn thugh h w ut rvrtd Gl trd, h d mthng dnt.
Rgrdng tht, uld u ntrut th t m? wll lr th dmtr urrundng, nd u hm t rt ut vrn hddn.
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ntl, w dubtful. uld h rll d t?
w mll fr n th gm ftr ll. hd nvr bn rtrd bl rn.
rh h mght b qukl fund, nd thn h wuld bm thr ur f nf ntd?
ut gu t w wrth tr. n h tull udd, r vn f h fld nd w dn n b th nm, t uld tll b ndrd gn.
gz w dgutng ftr ll.
Yu m thnk ddnt nt, but w tht u tl th n ud t t wth frm th dm ld ftr ld.
tull, t w dgutng tht ddnt wnt t ll u ut. vlutn fr u lrd wnt bnd zr nt ngtv numbr, u btrd.
Vr wll. hll lv th t u. hll t ur u, ul nt-n.
h wll, ddnt rll r hw h ndd u.
G hd. fr ur bn wuldnt vn bthr kng thm u nd wuld ut thrw thm nt th n.
h t thnk tht frm nt lvl muth, th wrd t ur u wuld b drtd t m! , ! Wth th wrd ln, uld fght fr nthr 10 r, n, 100 r! Lv th t m, h m nt! h ul nt wll dfntl nwr ur ttn!
Uwh, dgutng