WITHOUT BACK UP

GAVRAEL

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Watching Adaira win the hammer contest and seeing the look on all the men’s faces as she did so was immensely satisfying. It made my mind ease a little, to remember that she was stronger than all of them combined so my paranoia that she may be exposed to danger here was unfounded. I still refused to let my guard down though but I became less tense than when we first left the pack to come for this search.

Then she dragged me to so many rides, the most embarrassing was riding on a pink pony on a merry go round meant for children while Adaira tried not to laugh and I was gawked at by parents and children alike. The pony was too small to hold my weight, but I still held on to it and moved as it moved. It was beyond embarrassing but it was worth it in the end because it made Adaira laugh. At least for a little while, she didn’t have that worry line on her face from thinking about our real reason for being here. If we stayed here for a few hours and she still didn’t see anything t