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worth it?” asked Lilith.
“Others may not see it, but I do. You have feelings for Sara.”
    “Maybe I do,” Leon admitted. “It's amazing
how strong she is in spite of her frailness. Makes me wish she was
a Vesuvian, but then I don't think I would like her as much.”
    Lilith stared at the empty chair. “Do you
trust me?”
    It was an odd question until the doors behind
Leon opened and Eris entered.
    As soon as Leon could raise his sword, Lilith
paralyzed him from the neck down. “What are you doing?” he
asked.
    “I need you to listen,” Lilith said.
    Leon struggled hard to free himself. “We
can't trust her!”
    “Please,” Lilith begged. “I am asking you to
trust me, and hear what she has to say.”
    Leon could only think of how close he came to
killing Eris, and failing. Now here she was again, and there was
nothing he could do. “Fine,” he said, before hearing a female’s
voice inside his head.
    “My name is Eris,” she said
telepathically.
    Lilith released her hold on Leon when she
sensed him calming down.
    “What do you want?” Leon asked.
    Eris slowly moved closer to Lilith, making
sure to keep her distance from Leon. “As Nibiru's quest has been
one of seeking immortality, mine has been to find that which will
destroy him.”
    Leon sat back down. “And you know what that
is?”
    “Yes, you know what I speak of.”
    “I wish I had the same confidence,” Leon
said. “What makes you so sure?”
    Eris stood behind Lilith, not trusting of
Leon. “One is easily betrayed by his emotions. And it seems Nibiru
is no different. He is blind with desperation. Even now he seeks to
manipulate you through your friend.”
    “You know where Sara is?” Leon asked.
    “I can take you to her,” Eris said. “But you
must not confront Nibiru. Not yet.”
    “Believe me, I don't plan to.”
    Eris came out from behind Lilith, taking a
step toward Leon. “The time will come when you will have no choice
but to face him, and it is then you will be able to save not only
Rhea, but everyone.”
     
     
     

CHAPTER THIRTEEN
     
    Richard led the way through the forest. His
comrades were close behind, moving as fast as they could without
tiring themselves out. But the long run was beginning to take its
toll.
    Thomas fell against a tree, vomiting and
bringing the group to a halt.
    “Are you okay there?” Jacob asked, wiping
sweat off his forehead.
    “I'll be fine,” Thomas answered. “I just need
a minute.”
    Arthur sat on a broken log. “We could
probably walk from here. Richard, how far do we have to go?”
    The broken log and two oddly misshapen trees
gave Richard a clue where they were. “Two or three minutes, but I
don't think it's a good idea to stop, or walk. The Pelasgians are
probably not far behind.”
    “Not far behind?” Thomas said in disbelief.
“We've been running ahead of them the whole time.”
    “If they have a fast moving forward element
they could be a half hour away, less even.”
    Jacob sat next to Arthur. “Do you think
William made it back?”
    “He better have,” said Arthur. “It's the only
way New Haven will be ready.”
    Richard took a deep breath. “That smell keeps
getting worse. We should move. It's not much further.”
    Knowing New Haven wasn't much further made it
easier for the men to carry on. When the city finally came into
view they got a second wind.
    The gate began to open with William on his
way out and spotting his incoming friends. “Oh, this can't be
good.”
    “Thomas,” Arthur called. “You and Jacob
report to the Marshal. Stock up and regroup. Richard and I will
handle things here.”
    “What happened?” William asked.
    “Pelasgians are on their way,” Richard said
as he ran by. “You may want to brace the gate.”
    Inside the city, Thomas and Jacob borrowed a
couple of horses from the soldiers and quickly rode off.
    “Sound the alarm!” Arthur ordered, as he and
Richard jogged down the street.
    As several flares were fired off in
succession