“You are both fools for not keeping an eye on the most precious thing on this beach,” he tells them. “I will take care of her. S’bren will not let her come to harm.” And he storms away. I’m wide-eyed with the viciousness in his tone. S’bren’s always been a bit of a goob, awkward and uncomfortable whenever any of the girls talk to him, except maybe Devi. He never knows what to say, is tongue-tied or weird and follows me around, just watching. And yet…he saved me. If he hadn’t been watching me so intently, I’d have died. He yelled at I’rec and O’jek, too. Told them I was precious. I’ve never
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