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Chapter Twenty-Four: The Catacombs
Silvia POV
We leave the diner with Cook back to his human dimensions. Aluna kisses his sweaty forehead and tells him 'leave it to me.' He grins at her like a hopelessly in love puppy.
As we leave I ask her in a whisper, "What did you mean, 'leave it to me'?"
She smiles, "He's lonely," she says, "And I happen to know of a troll grotto just outside the Wildlands."
"There are trolls outside the Wildlands?" I say. I can hardly believe it. Is that even safe?
"I follow the rivers, it's my nature. I explored much more widely than wisely," she looks sad. "Anahita knows."
I can tell from her expression that I should leave her alone. I want to ask her more about what happened to her and her family. But I also know what it's like to have a wound too raw to touch. I let her walk ahead of me as I hang back.
Fulvio and Vuko are talking like old friends which is not something I could have predicted. I'm grateful for the few m
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