00 hung her head low, mulling over her thoughts before giving a slow shake.

"You saved my family's life, brought us years of peace, I'm here by my own choice."

A hint of restraint shimmered in her eyes. She had her regrets, chiefly that lan didn't love her.

She had changed her appearance to look like Maja's; a dab of makeup, and no one could tell them apart.

She longed to stand in for Maja and stay by his side forever, but she knew confessing her feelings would be an act of folly.

She was just a stand-in, and the day she had blurted out that misunderstanding to Maja was the boldest move she had ever made

in her life.

Her family owed their lives to lan; she had to fulfill this mission.

lan took out a necklace and placed it in her palm.

"There's a poison pill in here."

00 understood why he was giving this to her. The methods at the research facility could make life worse than death; if it cto

that, she could take the poison and find release.

She calmly accepted it, a faint sense of relief in her eyes.

"lI understand, sir, I wish you and Ms. Pennyfeather a lifetof happiness."

lan was taken aback; he hadn't expected her to say that. He nodded slowly.

00 stood up, fastened the necklace around her neck, and played with it for a moment.

Even though it contained poison, this was still the first tshe had received such an adornment.

back at lan, just touched the

it cto matters of the heart. He had

that, he thought he

feelings of others, he had built a barrier around himself, oblivious to them

research facility first and then

be known by the international community

allies who had marked these points for him indicated these were the points of

Dylan, Abner, and

by the research facility and

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to

of relief. Each person would bring about four others, totaling

self-defense.

off the cap he wore at his convenience store job and

meet Walter.

Beck to ensure he would handle the aftermath in North America and stay out of

it, Dylan,

realized that Maja had overheard

had

wanted to go too, but Dylan would surely not want her

slipped out and boarded a plane

the tshe was airborne, Beck realized she wasn't at hand panicked, ordering a search. Then he found

Maja:

gone to find

scalp tingled

a flight but was informed that due to a recent outbreak in Cania, there

Maja caught was

even before Dylan

immediately relayed

track of

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