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Cati starred at me. No, not a glare. Surprised. "That's... impossible!!"
"Well, that's what happened." I crossed my arms. I knew something was different in me since I saw Darvire for the first time. I felt alive again. I felt like I could take on the Mistress herself. "And that's why I need to let him escape."

Both Cati and Unknown Third stiffened up. They knew the penalty of treason. And death looked pretty welcoming compared what awaited those who became traitors.

Cati was struggling with an answer. Before she could, a tall Special walked in. He was a Minor, compared to our status. I realized he was only a kid, but the testing we were put through daily took a toll on his youth hood. My stomach squeezed again. Little children shouldn't go through with this...

"Lith, Cati?" He asked. He didn't know Third was sitting right behind him. It was odd hearing a 7-year-olds voice coming out of him when he looked 17. "The Mistress demands that you go and torture information out of prisoner 342 in cell 452." He said bluntly.
"Right." I said. "Is that all?"
He shook his head. "Alright then, back to your duties." I said, and he left without a hesitance, much less a noise...

Which is worrisome because of my acute hearing...

Cati and Unknown Third still stared at me. Well... not Unknown Third, but you could tell he was. "Guys?"
Cati bit her lip... then turned to biting her nails... then turned to glaring at me again. She was trying to break years of training and testing backwards with her free will--or what she had left of it. Third was fidgeting.

I don't know which one was worse.

I suddenly heard someone--or something --outside the green house, starring inside through the glass behind me. I made the slightest whisper inside my mouth, "Shh." Both Cati and Third both jumped at the sudden noise in their head from the chips. "Say... yes... no. And I'll have my answer."

The glass behind us suddenly exploded into tiny shards as that something jumped through it.

But we weren't there when those knife sharp pieces--that would of killed us--crashed down where we once were.

Cati stopped time around us for 10 seconds.

Unknown Third then grabbed both of us in his muscular arms and flew us out of there.

I had my answer.

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