While
watching Ren stretch, I licked my nose. "I had Maru captured!"
Ren
appeared to be an ant from this vantage point. He was so far away, and I no
longer had any bouncy balls to give chase. The smell of burning fish had
vanished along with the fire in my stomach. The room felt colder.
I
swallowed. "We could have brought him to justice!" Not kill him in cold blood.
"Justice?"
Ren laughed. "The only justice Maru deserved was death!"
With
my eyes closed, I shook my head. "No one deserves death."
"Maru
did."
"Ren
... what happened?"
Tears
glistened Ren's eyes. "Maru murdered my younger sister when we raided his
Fortress of Precision."
I
started. "Haro is dead?" Bile rose into the back of my throat.
Besides Mom, Haro was the most beautiful creature I had ever seen. "That
can't be true."
Ren
turned away from me. "It is."
"Why
did you never tell me?"
"I
figured it would be best if you didn't know." Ren shrugged before taking a
step away from the house. "You might have figured out what I wanted to do
if I did."
"Ren!"
After
waving his war, Ren sprinted off into the distance.
When
Ren vanished from my sight, I slumped to the ground. I need to ... .
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