iwe’llneedalltheheletbutreber,yoursafetyistheostiportantthgstaycloseto,andwe’lltthroughthistother”
astheysetoutforthecapital,asenseencypropelledtheforwardthejourneywaslongandarduo,buttheirdeterationneverwaveredalongtheway,theyenteredroupfvilrsandrebelswhojoiheircae,swellgtheirranksandbolstergtheirspirits
onenight,astheycapedbyariver,sukieandhanfenglgsatbythefire,theirhandsiwiheflickergfscastawarglowontheirfaces,andforaont,theyallowedtheselvestorexandenjoyeachother’spany
“doyoueverwonderwhatlifewillbelikeafterallthisiver?”sukieaskedftly,hereyesreflegthefirelight
hanfenglglookedather,hisexpressiontender“idoidreaofaworldwherewelivepeace,withoutfearordarknessaworldwherewebuildafuturetother”
sukie’sheartswelledwithlove“idreaofthattooandibelieveweakeitareality”
hanfenglgleaned,pressilekisstoherlips“withyoubyyside,iknowwe”
theirontofpeacewasshatteredbytheundofrtlgthebhesstantlyalert,hanfenglgdrewhissword,andsukiereadiedheragicafigureerdfrotheshadows,andtheywerebothrelievedtoseeiaheirsuts
“we’vespottedagroupofthedarklord’sldiersnearby,”thesutreported“theyseetobesettgupanabh”
hanfenglg’sexpressionhardened“weodealwiththebeforetheyattackgatherourfordprepareforbattle”
thecapsprangtoa,theairfilledwiththeundfpreparationsastheyovedthroughthedarkness,sukiefeltasenseofunityandpurposetheywerenotjtfightgfortheselvesbutforeveryonewhohadsuffereduhedarklord’styranny
theabhwasswiftandbrutalsukieandhanfenglihechar,theiroventsperfectlysyheyfoughtsidebysidethedarklord’sldierswerecaughtoffguard,aleicklyturheirfavor
theidstofthefight,sukiespottedafailiarfacetheleaderoftheldierswasherthantheanwhohadattackedtheiroutpostandtakeni’sfailyasurofanraerationfilledher,andshefoughtherwaytowardshi
“you!”sheshouted,hervoicefilledwithfury“you’regawaythisti!”
theleadersneered,raisghisswordtoetherattack“you’reafooltothkyoudefeat”
theirswordscshed,thesgthroughthenightsukiefoughitheverythgshehad,heranraerat