“I know you’re scared,” he said, walking backward. “I know this is hard. But I need you. Who else can show them the way if not a witch and a witch hunter, fighting side by side?” He stopped and reached for her arms, bringing her to a stop. “There is a better world waiting to be born, Rune. A world that belongs to all of us. But it will never arrive if we don’t fight for it.” “And if you’re wrong?” she demanded. “What if everything that’s broken can’t be restored?” “What if it can?” She pulled free of his grasp. “She’ll kill us both.” Gideon stared at her. “Then it will be an honor to die at
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