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thedagrstrucktrue,aiaoutaroarofpaiagredback,ctghisside,hiseyesfilledwithfury"youlittlebitch!"hesnarled
hanfenglgseizedtheopportunity,delivergapowerfulblowthatseianxiecrashgtothegrouoodoverthefallenan,hischestheavgwithexertion"thisisforallthepayou,vecaed,"hesaidldly,beforedrivghisswordtoxietianxie,sheart
sukiewatched,herbreathgshasps,asthelifedraedfroxietianxie,seyesshefeltaixofreliefandhorror,knogthattheyhadtakenaliferotecttheirown
hanfenglgturoher,hiseyesfilledwith"areyht?"
sheearsstreagdownherface"yesbuhatnow?"
hetookherhand,hisgripfirandreassurg"now,weleavethispcetother"
theyovedickly,leavgtheseofthebattlebehdastheyslippedtothenight,sukiefeltasenseofhopeaerationtheyhadfacedtheirgreatesteneyanderdvictorionow,theyhadacetobuildanewlifetother,freefrotheshadowfthepast
asthefirstlightofdawnbrokeonthehorizon,sukieandhanfenglgstoodonahilloverlookiytheyheldeachotherclose,theirheartsfilledwithasenseofpossibilitytheroadaheadwouldnotbeeasy,buttheykhataslongastheyhadeachother,theyuldfaychallen
and,handhand,theysteppedtothefuture,readytowritethechapteroftheirstory
thedaysfollogtheirescapewereabroftravendsecrecysukieandhanfenglgovedfrotowntotown,aygioolong,alwayswaryofbegdisveredthenightswerespenthuddledtotherforwarth,shargwhisperedversationsandstolefaffeeachpassgday,sukie,sfeelgsforhanfenglgdeepened,andsheuldsensehisfeelgsirroredherown
theyfallysettledaietvilledtheountas,farfrothereachoftheirehevilicturesehaven,withshgreeneryandcrystal-clearstreasthesiplelifeofferedastarktrasttotheopulenddaheyhadleftbehdforthefirsttiwhatfeltlikeay,theyfoundasebnceofpeace
oneeveng,asthesundippedbelowthehorizon,castgagoldenglowoverthevil,sukiesatbythedowoftheirsalltta,herthoughtsawhirldhanfenglgwautside,choppgwoodforthefireshewatchedhithroughthedow,hisstrong,gracefuloventscaptivatihesightofhibroughtawarthtoherheartthatsheuldn,tignoreanylonr
ashefishedandcaside,sukiegreetedhiwithaftsile"youworktoohard,"s