“The sea went awoosh and asplash. Saw a sharky out there who nipped at my toes, but I’m the king of the critters now. They won’t harm me. I led them all to safety, you know? It’s their island now. Their haven of wilderness. Boom and a splash I went. I saw the fire, oh it went burn, burn, burn it did.” I noticed some scratches and small bite marks beneath the torn, dirty shirt he was wearing. Sin nudged Hastings with his toe. “He’s broken. Better put him out of his misery.” He took a damn machete from his hip which he’d gotten from the stars only knew where but Rosalie swore at him in Faetalian
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