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153 - Eye of the Storm (2)
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2021-04-22 21:29:43Jai and Darrion flew past the main hallway of the Iron Wing and entered the garden.
“Do you where the roof is?” Darrion asked as they stopped at the garden.
Jai pointed to a direction right of the Falcon Wing entrance and they literally flew over the river so high.
With how high they were flying, it’s impossible not to notice. Both of the guards by the Falcon Wing entrance yelled at them from below, but they were a bit inaudible due to Jai being too focused. Darrion was the one who heard that instead, and he howled a “Sorry!” that echoed all the way to them.They landed in front of the door and immediately entered through. Jai hurriedly climbed up the stairs while Darrion followed suit.
“How do you know this is the way?” Darrion asked.
“I’ll tell you later,” Jai said as he hurried his pace.
When they reached the top of the stairs, they could feel the wind blowing quite hard. Jai immediately turned and just stood there with his mouth agape.
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