'' very well , '' gloria sighed . '' were there any eggs this morning , mila ? '' mila shook her head , no , pointing to the empty egg basket . '' they must be having an off day , '' she said . it did happen occasionally . there was nothing to do then but drive the five miles to the nearest store in playa del carmen to buy the eggs

his hands shot out , tracing wards in the air , spinning and twisting energy and the molecules of air in the room into a shining web that he cast around the insubstantial mist of the dragon 's soul . a rainbow of light reflected through the room as the energy swirled around his opponent . determination and calm rolled through him as the net settled over the dragon . he could feel the spirit gather itself , like any creature would before it strikes . he spread his fingers wide and held them , palms out , between himself and the dragon

martin slams his hand onto the steering wheel in frustration . from his rearview mirror he sees lights ; red and blue flashing lights . apprehension creeps up his spine as the officer 's siren blips . martin pulls his car onto the grass by the stop sign and cuts the engine . a tall male officer gets out of the patrol car and slowly makes his way to martin

'' there 's no point getting angry with me , either , '' i told him , surprised i sounded so firm considering how terrified i was . '' you told me he was different , that he did n't want to hurt me , but look how that turned out . '' i waved my arm in the air , bound up in a fresh sling . '' that 's because you do n't
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