Brainrush 04 - Everlast 01: Everlast (21 page)

Ahmed gathered our packs and handed them out. Then he
pointed to the side table. “What about your swords?”

“Except for the clothes on my back, I must leave with
nothing more than what I brought with me.”

Ahmed huffed. “No weapons. That’s just great.”

“And no Internet to check on our family,” Sarafina added.

Little Star jiggled the keys in his hand. “You’ll have every
technology at your fingertips soon enough,” he said. “But I doubt you’ll need
it. Because I already know where your family and friends were taken.”

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