![]() I’d assumed the plate was for him, but then I remembered what he lived on. ![]() “I had something prepared for you.” I’d seen it the second I came in. “A pity.” Warden motioned to the nightstand. I’d been surprised she was alive after what had ![]() Last time I’d seen her, she was walking behind Thuban with another human, so dirty and thin I’d barely recognized her. I looked like a bisque doll, but I could have looked worse. Through the bathroom door I could see the mirror. All the others knew was that there would be a way out. Only Julian, Liss, and I knew where the train was. We didn’t have many guns between us, but we didn’t need guns to kill. A pair of brave white-jackets had tried to venture into the House, but security had tightened since Kraz had been found dead. A few harlies had pickpocketed the whitewashed Duckett, depriving him of matches and Sterno cans. Over the weeks we’d pooled our supplies and hidden them at designated checkpoints. Those that had seen Warden heal Liss were more confident. Most of the jackets and performers had agreed to help us. “I can’t live like this anymore,” she’d said. She’d still been nervous, but one night she’d cracked. Survive, she’d been active in rallying the harlies. ![]()
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