“Seriously? Is there a reason you’re bringing a handful of rocks on this fool’s quest of ours?” Gabriel went to the roadside. When he found the stone Jain had kicked into the grass he examined it as though seeing it for the first time. “These belonged to Rose,” he said. “She used to bring them up from the beach when we lived in Uria. I thought I’d bring them in case sh—” “She won’t want them,” Clay snapped. “She won’t care that you brought her a handful of rocks from halfway across the world, Gabe. She’s not a little girl anymore, remember?” “—in case she’s dead,” Gabriel finished. “I thought
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