sukienodded,herrelveunwaverg“thenwehavenotitowasteweogatherouralliesaothecapitalidiately”
sukiekdown,pgahandoni’sshoulder“you’reverybrave,iwe’llneedalltheheletbutreber,yoursafetyistheostiportantthgstaycloseto,andwe’lltthroughthistother”
touchedbytheiroffer,sukieandhanfenglgthahevilrsandbeganakgpreparationsforthejourneyaheadi,sensgthegravityofthesituation,approachedsukie,hereyeswidewithdeteration
“we’vespottedagroupofthedarklord’sldiersnearby,”thesutreported“theyseetobesettgupanabh”
hanfenglg’sexpressionhardened“weodealwiththebeforetheyattackgatherourfordprepareforbattle”
“wewillhelpyouanywayweeaybesall,buehavebravenandwonwillgtofightforthekgdo”
“iwanttohelp,”shesaidfirly“i’notafraidiwanttofightforyfailyandforeveryoneelsewhohassuffered”
onenight,astheycapedbyariver,sukieandhanfenglgsatbythefire,theirhandsiwiheflickergfscastawarglowontheirfaces,andforaont,theyallowedtheselvestorexandenjoyeachother’spany
sukie’sheartswelledwithlove“idreaofthattooandibelieveweakeitareality”
theirontofpeacewasshatteredbytheundofrtlgthebhesstantlyalert,hanfenglgdrewhissword,andsukiereadiedheragicafigureerdfrotheshadows,andtheywerebothrelievedtoseeiaheirsuts
hanfenglglookedather,hisexpressiontender“idoidreaofaworldwherewelivepeace,withoutfearordarknessaworldwherewebuildafuturetother”
astheysetoutforthecapital,asenseencypropelledtheforwardthejourneywaslongandarduo,buttheirdeterationneverwaveredalongtheway,theyenteredroupfvilrsandrebelswhojoiheircae,swellgtheirranksandbolstergtheirspirits
hanfenglgleaned,pressilekisstoherlips“withyoubyyside,iknowwe”
thecapsprangtoa,theairfi
“doyoueverwonderwhatlifewillbelikeafterallthisiver?”sukieaskedftly,hereyesreflegthefirelight
thevilrs,overheargtheversatiooururaongsttheselvesfearanduatyrippledthroughthecrowd,buttherewasalasenseofdeterationthevilleadersteppedforward,hisvoicesteady
etieratiotothecapitalifthedarklordtakesit,theentirekgdowillfall”