They watched as the Antinium passed. They alone saw and understood the rest. Xrn clutched at Klbkch’s arm, so tightly he thought his body might break. “Oh Klbkch. Do you see him? He is just like we were once.” “He is not. It is not…not the same.” It was pride that made Klbkch say that. But he couldn’t take his eyes off of Pawn. The click of the Soldiers’ mandibles echoed in his soul. He saw another group in their shadow. Antinium of the past, long gone. Heroes. Xrn shook her head, her eyes not leaving Pawn. “No. It is exactly the same. They have not forgotten, Klbkch. These fragments, these
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