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"You should go find them… after all… you might be the last of your species…" Her voice is supremely sad. Like she was suggesting something oh so awful. "Even if I cannot follow."

Her words still ring in my mind. That soft voice that swayed my mind into the absolutes. Across from me the leader sits, arms tied with robe of his own and weapons confiscated.

My eyes trail over to Cassandra, she sits opposite of me. "How you had trouble with these people… I don't know."

Her eyes roll.

"It was a war on two fronts. Against the Merman who are constantly testing our scouts and these bastards that like to ambush us. They're all slippery and able to get away even when we send people after them."

I tilt my head.

"And you didn't think to just… I don't know… send more people?"

Her eyes roll.