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“Overlander,” he gurgled, “we hunt you to the last rat.” And with that, he died.
“Is that what you think, Luxa?” said Gregor. “Do you think something deserves to die if it’s not strong?” “It does not matter what I think, if that is the truth,” said Luxa evasively. “But is it the truth? That is an excellent question for the future ruler of Regalia to ponder,” said Vikus.
“Who says I can’t handle it? I can handle it!” said Gregor, obviously not handling it.
“You could choose to—” started Vikus. “I could choose! I could choose!” retorted Luxa. “Do not offer me a choice when you know none exists!”
“Luxa and I do not serve food, we are royalty,” said Henry haughtily. “Yeah, well, I’m the warrior and Boots is a princess. And you two are going to get pretty hungry if you’re waiting for me to serve you,” said Gregor. He was way over this royalty thing. Ripred laughed. “Tell him, boy. Tell him your country fought a war so you wouldn’t have to answer to kings and queens.”
“Most rats read. Our frustration is, we cannot hold a pen to write. Now move, Overlander. Eat, don’t eat, but let’s go,” ordered Ripred.
Mutual need is a strong bond. Stronger than friendship, stronger than love.” “Do rats love?” said Gregor dryly. “Oh, yes,” said Ripred with a smirk. “We love ourselves very much.”
“More,” said Boots, pointing at Gregor’s uneaten sandwich. He was ravenous, but he couldn’t let her go hungry. He started to break his sandwich in half when Temp delicately pushed his sandwich in front of Boots.
He was tired of everybody being snooty to the roaches. They never complained and they pulled their weight and they looked after Boots. All in all, the bugs
were the easiest traveling companions.
I tired of constant fear, so I made a decision. Every day when I wake I tell myself that it will be my last. If you are not trying to hold on to time, you are not so afraid of losing it.”
“Anybody who wants to kill anybody else has to go through me first!”
“What a lot of togetherness you are planning. And what a lot of solitude awaits you. Ah, here are your friends now.”
Okay, he also had one amazing rat on his side.
Well, Boots’s courage might only count when she could count, but her ability to love counted all the time.
